The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damian Bänziger finished in the top 10% of the field at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:09:11 for 68th of 1,068 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 530 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:56v median −1:16
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:53v median −0:34
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:31v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:34v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:24v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:20v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 3:45v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1028
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,028 men who finished.