The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jordan Balcer finished 992nd of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:57:26.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:05 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races. Jordan Balcer's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 6:12v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 6:20v median +0:53
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Block 04 17:03Running 4 6:32v median +1:07
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:44v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:01v median +1:32
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 6:38v median +1:09
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Block 08 20:34Running 8 6:52v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.