The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathilde Barbotin finished 290th of 725 women in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 1:31:00, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 354 athletes who raced both. 7:43 slower than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 4:52v median −1:05
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:03v median −0:39
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 5:28v median −0:32
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 4:59v median −1:02
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:17v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:24v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:27v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 4:53v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.