Progress against the field
Between New York 2026 and Salt Lake City 2026, Michael Wang pulled 2:33 ahead of the field.
The clock says 3:07 faster, but the races themselves got 0:34 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from New York 2026 → Washington DC 2026: 11:03 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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Tampa22 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:19:49 PB211/290Beat 27%
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Salt Lake City19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:51218/322Beat 32%
↑ 16 days after Washington DC 2026 8:30 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:31 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:01 slower for everyone: 8:30 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:01 slower This athlete11:31 slower -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:20 PB189/440Beat 57%
↑ 98 days after New York 2026 11:03 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:03 better than the field: 14:38 faster on the clock, against 3:35 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:35 faster This athlete14:38 faster -
New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:44:58414/556Beat 26%