The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:25 at St. Gallen 2026 put Samantha Jones on the age-group podium: 3rd of 23 in the 50–54 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:56. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 354 athletes who raced both. 0:14 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:34v median −1:23
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:29v median −1:13
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:46v median −1:14
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:43v median −1:18
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:29v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:46v median −1:15
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:39v median −1:22
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:03v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.