The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Albert Kida finished 850th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:43:03.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:38Running 1 8:45v median +3:33
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Block 02 10:25Running 2 6:42v median +1:41
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 6:51v median +1:24
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 6:40v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:52v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:03v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:16v median +0:47
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 5:59v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.