Progress against the field
Between Amsterdam 2026 and Athens 2026, Ief Haest pulled 3:03 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 3:10 quicker, so 6:13 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
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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Athens5 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:05 PB291/616Beat 53%
↑ 106 days after Berlin 2026 1:56 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:17 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:21 faster for everyone, so 1:56 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:21 faster This athlete4:17 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:22594/1097Beat 46%
↑ 57 days after Mechelen 2026 0:03 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 1:32 slower on the clock, against 1:35 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete1:32 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:50448/747Beat 40%
↑ 64 days after Amsterdam 2026 1:04 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:04 better than the field: 3:28 faster on the clock, against 2:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:24 faster This athlete3:28 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:181080/1620Beat 33%