The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sarah Schmid & Patrizia Schmoelzer at St. Gallen 2026: 1:13:43, 35th of 691 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 333 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:15v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:42v median −1:19
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:54v median −1:26
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:03v median −1:20
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:13v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:59v median −1:27
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:09v median −1:17
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 4:09v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 651
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 651 women's teams who finished.