Progress against the field
From Turin 2026 to Athens 2026, the field gained 5:54 on William Ireson.
Over the same races everyone got 5:33 quicker, so 0:21 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Paris GP 2026 → Berlin 2026: 3:02 in 29 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
10 races · 9 events
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Gdansk10 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:37760/1349Beat 44%
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Athens5 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:36360/616Beat 42%
↑ 106 days after Berlin 2026 0:22 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:59 faster on the clock, yet the race was 2:21 faster for everyone, so 0:22 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:21 faster This athlete1:59 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:35556/993Beat 44%
↑ 29 days after Paris GP 2026 3:02 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:35 slower for everyone and the clock still says 2:27 faster: 3:02 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:35 slower This athlete2:27 faster -
Heerenveen14 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:14:14246/535Beat 54%
↑ 113 days after Amsterdam 2026, with Phil Merry 1:42 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:42 behind the field: 0:15 slower on the clock, against 1:27 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:27 faster This pair0:15 slower -
Paris GP23 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:02817/1236Beat 34%
↑ 28 days after Mechelen 2026 1:54 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:54 behind the field: 2:19 slower on the clock, against 0:25 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:25 slower This athlete2:19 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:43511/747Beat 32%
↑ 55 days after Turin 2026 6:40 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:40 behind the field: 2:28 slower on the clock, against 4:12 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:12 faster This athlete2:28 slower -
Turin30 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:15 PB865/1511Beat 43%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:13:59 PB560/994Beat 44%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:22369/570Beat 35%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 0:50 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:50 better than the field: 1:04 faster on the clock, against 0:14 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:14 faster This athlete1:04 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:33:262008/2771Beat 28%