The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Grob finished 990th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:57:20.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:17 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:57, behind 92% 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. That was 10:33 off the time at London 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:17v median +0:05
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 6:54v median +1:53
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 7:54v median +2:27
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Block 04 15:53Running 4 7:00v median +1:35
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 7:23v median +1:46
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 7:21v median +1:52
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Block 07 16:03Running 7 7:50v median +2:21
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Block 08 18:20Running 8 8:00v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:57
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.