The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Gary Critchley crossed the line in 1:19:43: 302nd of 993 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:56 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:02 behind the median.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. That was 0:34 off the time at Hong Kong 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:10Running 1 2:51v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 3:24v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 3:36v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 3:44v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 3:37v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:36v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 3:47v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 5:15v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 988
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 988 men who finished.