Progress against the field
Russell Mccarthy has gained 7:14 on the field from Katowice 2026 to Athens 2026.
The clock says 11:44 faster, but the races themselves got 4:30 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Katowice 2026 → Riga 2026: 9:25 on the field in 98 days.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:09:34 PB230/605Beat 62%
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Athens5 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:18 PB260/616Beat 58%
↑ 98 days after Riga 2026 2:11 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:29 faster on the clock, yet the race was 2:40 faster for everyone, so 2:11 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:40 faster This athlete0:29 faster -
Riga30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:47305/882Beat 65%
↑ 98 days after Katowice 2026 9:25 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:25 better than the field: 11:15 faster on the clock, against 1:50 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:50 faster This athlete11:15 faster -
Katowice21 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:33:02589/859Beat 31%