The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tom Porter & Matthew Porter at St. Gallen 2026: 1:03:52, 52nd of 654 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:25, ahead of 95% 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 4:01v median −1:26
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:53v median −1:17
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 4:17v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:15v median −1:24
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:27v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:23v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:33v median −1:07
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 3:46v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.