The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sébastien Valé finished 1,075th of 1,414 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:37:26.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 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 10:53Running 1 6:06v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 5:13v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:34v median +0:39
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:42v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 5:53v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:38v median +0:48
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:14v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.