The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Charnock finished 682nd of 725 women in the Open division at St. Gallen 2026, in 2:06:16.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
St. Gallen ran slow: the 354 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races. 0:19 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:34Running 1 7:10v median +1:13
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Block 02 11:02Running 2 7:08v median +1:26
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Block 03 13:49Running 3 7:26v median +1:26
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Block 04 19:14Running 4 7:46v median +1:45
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Block 05 14:23Running 5 8:17v median +2:09
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Block 06 11:15Running 6 7:59v median +1:58
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Block 07 16:31Running 7 8:40v median +2:39
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Block 08 18:20Running 8 7:38v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.