The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Roland Baumgartner crossed the line in 1:17:58: 234th of 1,068 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:51, 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:31v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:13v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:29v median −0:58
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 4:32v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:40v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:40v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 4:45v median −0:44
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 4:09v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.