The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Johnston finished 342nd of 408 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:41:01.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:27 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. 11:23 slower than at Katowice 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:23v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:43v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:04v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:08v median +0:21
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Block 08 20:57Running 8 6:07v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.