The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Geneva 2026, Paul Ritz crossed the line in 1:23:19: 611th of 1,414 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Geneva cost the whole field time: about 1:05 more than the average race this season, going by 824 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:22v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:32v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:58v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:18v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:01v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:08v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1412
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,412 men who finished.