The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Steck finished 855th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:43:23.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 14:19 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 530 athletes who raced both. 1:09 faster than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:57v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:29v median +0:28
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:55v median +1:28
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 6:59v median +1:34
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:22v median +1:45
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 6:28v median +0:59
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 7:06v median +1:37
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 6:47v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:19
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.