The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehdi Cherif Zahar finished 882nd of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:44:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Mehdi Cherif Zahar.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:39v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:34v median +0:33
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:08v median +0:41
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Block 04 14:17Running 4 6:08v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:12v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:51v median +0:22
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 5:43v median +0:14
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Block 08 17:46Running 8 7:49v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.