The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Mead finished 861st of 1,414 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:30:02.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:51 faster at Geneva 2026 than at Geneva 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:59v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:11v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:24v median +0:29
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 5:39v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:45v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:51v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 7:10v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.