The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerald Stärk finished 708th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:34:49.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:55. A harder second half: 10:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in St. Gallen. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:33v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:38v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:03v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:04v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:14v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:07v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:30v median +0:01
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Block 08 17:47Running 8 4:46v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.