The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Van Nguyen finished 955th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:51:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 26% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:10 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:34Running 1 4:56v median −0:16
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Block 02 12:02Running 2 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 03 15:35Running 3 7:00v median +1:33
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Block 04 14:01Running 4 6:07v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:38v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:23v median +0:54
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Block 07 13:37Running 7 6:08v median +0:39
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 5:26v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.