Progress against the field
Between Chicago Navy Pier 2024 and Washington DC 2026, Michael Ryan lost 21:17 to the field.
The clock says 11:35 slower, but the races themselves got 9:42 quicker for everyone.
342 days between Boston 2025 and Washington DC 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 18:39 behind the field.
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
14 races · 10 events
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Boston8 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:23:40474/1096Beat 57%
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Boston8 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:12:3879/261Beat 70%
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Boston8 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:06:35 PB85/255Beat 67%
↑ 133 days after New York 2026, with Joseph Bohrer 0:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:14 slower for everyone and the clock still says 0:12 faster: 0:26 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:14 slower This pair0:12 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:42 PB231/378Beat 39%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:42:49302/440Beat 31%
↑ 342 days after Boston 2025 18:39 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
18:39 behind the field: 12:45 slower on the clock, against 5:54 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:54 faster This athlete12:45 slower -
New York28 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:14:0096/365Beat 74%
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New York28 May 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:06:47146/409Beat 64%
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Barcelona14 May 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:03:59 PB12/428Beat 97%
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Houston26 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:07:0055/1215Beat 96%
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London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:10:21 PB962/2102Beat 54%
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Boston26 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:30:04 PB782/1463Beat 47%
↑ 314 days after Chicago Navy Pier 2024 2:38 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:10 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:48 faster for everyone, so 2:38 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:48 faster This athlete1:10 faster -
Chicago Navy Pier16 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:31:14469/814Beat 42%
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Houston16 Mar 2024Doubles Open · Men1:11:0039/140Beat 72%
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Washington D.C. Open North American ChampionshipsDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:17:12400/795Beat 50%