The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barney Fairnington took 3rd of 13 in the 40–44 age group at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:10:16.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
That was 1:30 off the time at Gent 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:04v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 3:56v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 4:23v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:40v median −0:20
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:20v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 3:47v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 131
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 131 men who finished.