The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valon Alija finished 317th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:20:50, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:29 on the median. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:26v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 5:10v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:25v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:25v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:38v median +0:09
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 4:24v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.