The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:13 at St. Gallen 2026 put Michael Talaepa 624th of 1,068 men in the Open division.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:46 quicker than the median and 237th of 1,068. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 1:43 off the time at Geneva 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 5:19v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:17v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:41v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:57v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:20v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 6:07v median +0:38
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 6:11v median +0:42
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 5:20v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.