The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maik Blumenthal finished 745th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:36:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:45 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 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. 3:35 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:38v median +0:26
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 5:31v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:44v median +0:17
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:58v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:53v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:28v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:22v median −0:07
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 4:58v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.