The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Elia Merzaghi at St. Gallen 2026: 1:10:52, 93rd of 1,068 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:52, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in St. Gallen. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:57. An improvement of 0:16 on Frankfurt 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:43v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:22v median −1:05
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:23v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:39v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:21v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:29v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 3:53v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.