The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Emanuele Nespoli crossed the line in 1:21:38: 341st of 1,068 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:08Running 1 4:34v median −0:38
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:40v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:50v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:50v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:46v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:52v median −0:37
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 4:21v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.