The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karim Ishak finished 231st of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:17:51, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 95% of the field.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races. 1:17 slower than at Frankfurt 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:26v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:06v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:32v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:54v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:30v median −0:59
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 4:39v median −0:50
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:08v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.