The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Holzweg finished 347th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:21:55, faster than 68% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:44. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 530 athletes who raced both. 3:32 slower than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:56v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:46v median −0:41
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:44v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:02v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:10v median −0:19
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:21v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 4:44v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.