The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at St. Gallen 2026, Patrick Ruppert & Marion Ammann crossed the line in 1:18:34: 270th of 792 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
St. Gallen cost the whole field time: about 3:08 more than the average race this season, going by 374 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:31v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:08v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 5:22v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:31v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:38v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:28v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 4:52v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 744
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 744 mixed teams who finished.