The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:29 at Geneva 2026 put Roger Bobacka on the age-group podium: 3rd of 13 in the 60–64 age group.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:12. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Geneva. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:05. 1:54 faster than at Barcelona 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:13Running 1 5:59v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:15v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:25v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:31v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 5:26v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 6:32v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.