The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alexander Höhne & Paul Gnich at St. Gallen 2026: 1:01:23, 25th of 654 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:39, ahead of 93% of the field.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:41 more than the average race this season, going by 311 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:57v median −1:30
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:46v median −1:24
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:05v median −1:31
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Block 04 6:47Running 4 4:05v median −1:34
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:24v median −1:25
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 4:09v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 4:11v median −1:29
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 3:34v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 634
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 634 men's teams who finished.