The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Talon finished 641st of 1,414 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:24:13, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:58 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:28Running 1 5:54v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:08v median +0:37
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:12v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:18v median +0:27
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:21v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:16v median +0:26
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:22v median +0:31
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 6:32v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.