Progress against the field
Between New York 2026 and Boston 2026, Kyle Smith lost 0:21 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 4:46 quicker, so 4:25 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Washington DC 2026 → Boston 2026: 15:05 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
9 races · 4 events
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Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:00:39 PB12/1233Beat 99%
↑ 35 days after Washington DC 2026 15:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:05 better than the field: 16:16 faster on the clock, against 1:11 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:11 faster This athlete16:16 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:5589/626Beat 86%
↑ 98 days after New York 2026 15:26 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:26 behind the field: 11:51 slower on the clock, against 3:35 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:35 faster This athlete11:51 slower -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men58:21 PB4/817Beat 100%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:06:4048/1462Beat 97%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Relay · Mixed57:233/82Beat 96%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:52111/440Beat 75%
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New York28 May 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:27:41 PB403/1034Beat 61%
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New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:05:0410/427Beat 98%
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Houston15 Mar 2025Doubles Open · Men1:22:34392/731Beat 46%