The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Ruth P. Thompson crossed the line in 1:33:07: 331st of 725 women, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 354 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 15:40 on Hamburg 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 4:58v median −0:59
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:14v median −0:28
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:45v median −0:15
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:29v median −0:32
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:35v median −0:33
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:26v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:14v median −0:47
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 4:29v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.