The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, David Girardet crossed the line in 1:25:05: 433rd of 1,068 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:21v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 3:46v median −1:15
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 3:49v median −1:38
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 3:53v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 3:58v median −1:39
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:02v median −1:27
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 3:52v median −1:37
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 3:25v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.