The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Gilles Rélin-Simonnot & Fabrice Battistel crossed the line in 1:14:16: 250th of 654 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:47. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:24Running 1 5:21v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:04v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:09v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:11v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:20v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:10v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:04v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 4:21v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.