The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Raphael Jud & Patrik Di Luca crossed the line in 1:09:26: 142nd of 654 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in St. Gallen. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:38v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:29v median −0:41
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 5:00v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:02v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:06v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 5:03v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:53v median −0:47
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Block 08 7:54Running 8 4:00v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.