Progress against the field
From Istanbul 1 2026 to Athens 2026, the field gained 3:13 on Ali Arafa.
The clock says 3:18 faster, but the races themselves got 6:31 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Istanbul 2026 → Athens 2026: 8:13 in 35 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
3 races · 3 events
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Athens5 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:37:16 PB457/616Beat 26%
↑ 35 days after Istanbul 2026 8:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:53 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:40 faster for everyone, so 8:13 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:40 faster This athlete8:53 faster -
Istanbul1 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:46:09631/743Beat 15%
↑ 169 days after Istanbul 1 2026 11:26 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:26 behind the field: 5:35 slower on the clock, against 5:51 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:51 faster This athlete5:35 slower -
Istanbul 113 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:40:34445/609Beat 27%