The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerrit Merz finished 372nd of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:22:44, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:16 quicker than the median and 147th of 1,068. Quick through the roxzone: 5:12, ahead of 86% of the field.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races. Gerrit Merz's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:20v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:25v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:29v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:43v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:25v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:26v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 7:01v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.