The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Sparey finished 526th of 673 men in the Open division at Tenerife 2026, in 1:42:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:55 slower at Tenerife 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:19v median +0:29
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 4:58v median +0:21
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:27v median +0:23
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:23v median +0:14
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 5:25v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 08 17:38Running 8 6:44v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 671
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 671 men who finished.