The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Hochuli finished 539th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:28:33.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:37 quicker than the median and 342nd of 1,068. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better 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. 2:26 slower than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:57v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 5:47v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:55v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:40v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:50v median +0:21
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 5:24v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.