The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:35 at Mechelen 2026 put John Cowan 410th of 561 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:03. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 3:20 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:14v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:04v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:09v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:35v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:28v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:24v median +0:35
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:49v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.