The race, in three figures
Field beaten
48%
Runs
4%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:05
v median
648/1068
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+7:25
v median
1029/1068
Rank
The race, in words
Michael Förster finished 934th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:49:10.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:25 behind the median.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 530 athletes who raced both. 2:36 slower than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:56v median −0:16
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 4:47v median −0:14
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 4:57v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 5:07v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 5:21v median −0:08
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Block 07 14:58Running 7 5:28v median −0:01
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Block 08 21:36Running 8 7:05v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:47
0:07
0:40
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:42
0:02
0:40
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:44
0:10
0:34
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:53
0:35
0:18
B5 · 1000m Row
1:02
0:41
0:21
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
2:59
14:33
−11:34
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:08
−12:28
12:36
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Other races by Michael Förster
Source Unofficial
Event
St. Gallen 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1261
Measured against
Men · n = 1068