The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Julia Pillwein & Katharina Goerig crossed the line in 1:22:30: 238th of 691 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:40. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 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 12:15Running 1 7:19v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:24v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:29v median −0:51
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:28v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:39v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:39v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:24v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:37v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.