The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Chaplin finished 125th of 163 men in the Open division at Tenerife 2026, in 1:44:33.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:43 slower at Tenerife 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:32v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:33Running 2 4:57v median +0:22
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 5:28v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:23v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:44v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 5:33v median +0:19
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 5:50v median +0:36
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Block 08 19:00Running 8 6:51v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 162
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 162 men who finished.