The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:39 at St. Gallen 2026 put Michel Mathez 761st of 1,068 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:09 worse 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. Michel Mathez's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:35v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:22v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:50v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:51v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:05v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:09v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 6:02v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 5:26v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.