The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Michael Hutab crossed the line in 1:24:20: 411th of 1,068 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:06. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 530 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:52v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:43v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:07v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:02v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:14v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 5:09v median −0:20
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 4:38v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.