The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lars Wittwer finished 289th of 408 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:33:34.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Geneva ran slow: the 824 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:37v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:18v median +0:50
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:22v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:24v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 6:49v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 408
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 408 men who finished.