The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Denis Bessire finished 439th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:25:14, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:00 behind the median.
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 9:35Running 1 4:40v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:25v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 4:35v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:30v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:37v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 4:40v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:53v median −0:36
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 4:01v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.