The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marlene Dessarzin took 2nd of 39 in the 45–49 age group at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:16:42.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 32nd of 725. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 91% of the field.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 354 athletes who raced both. 4:15 slower than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:20v median −1:37
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:20v median −1:22
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 8:13v median +2:13
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:29v median −1:32
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:41v median −1:27
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:09v median +0:08
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:28v median −1:33
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 3:56v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 697
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 697 women who finished.