The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luca Rubicondo finished 913th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:47:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:24. A harder second half: 4:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:30, behind 86% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 5:47v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:32v median +0:31
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 6:21v median +0:54
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 6:17v median +0:52
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:48v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:39v median +1:10
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 6:38v median +1:09
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Block 08 18:18Running 8 5:48v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.