The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian Knobel finished 286th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:19:46, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Christian Knobel.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 5:16v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:46v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:36v median +0:09
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:12v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:06v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:31v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:07v median +0:38
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 4:31v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.