The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Verardi Giovanni crossed the line in 1:24:57: 430th of 1,068 men, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:30 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field 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. That was 2:41 off the time at Geneva 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:20v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:38v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:53v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:50v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:52v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:10v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.