The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at St. Gallen 2026, Neil Houlsby & Gian Guido Parenza crossed the line in 1:07:41: 94th of 256 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:51 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 0:51 more than the average race this season, going by 150 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:15v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:14v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:37v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 4:40v median −0:17
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:32v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:37v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:47v median −0:19
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 3:54v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 248
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 248 men's teams who finished.