The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Talaepa finished 978th of 1,414 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:33:31.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:27. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Geneva 2026 than at St. Gallen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:44v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:11v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:22v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:46v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:55v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:50v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 5:57v median +1:06
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 7:08v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.