The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:57 at St. Gallen 2026 put Björn Elström & Vanessa Brüggler 640th of 792 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:03 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 10:56Running 1 6:46v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 6:25v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 6:46v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 6:44v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:24v median +1:20
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 7:04v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 7:29v median +1:29
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 6:13v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.