The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vajithan Somasundaram finished 997th of 1,068 men in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:58:16.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 530 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:57 slower here than at their other races. 3:29 slower than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:11Running 1 6:06v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:42v median +0:41
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 6:51v median +1:24
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Block 04 15:19Running 4 6:55v median +1:30
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Block 05 14:25Running 5 8:12v median +2:35
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:55v median +1:26
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Block 07 15:36Running 7 6:54v median +1:25
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Block 08 21:41Running 8 9:29v median +4:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.