The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Braden Crystal took 3rd of 23 in the 16–24 age group at New York 2026, in 1:13:24.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:10 faster at New York 2026 than at Phoenix 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:36v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:45v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:40v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:41v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:46v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:43v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:49v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 387
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 387 men who finished.