Progress against the field
Between Phoenix 2026 and Tampa 2026, Brendan Freeman pulled 1:44 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 4:46 quicker, so 6:30 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Phoenix 2026 → New York 2026: 2:44 on the field in 119 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 Pro · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
8 races · 7 events
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Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:05:13 PB33/418Beat 92%
↑ 14 days after Boston 2026 2:38 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:06 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:44 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:38 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:44 faster This athlete0:06 faster -
Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:05:1939/339Beat 89%
↑ 35 days after Washington DC 2026 2:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:49 slower for everyone and the clock still says 0:25 faster: 2:14 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:49 slower This athlete0:25 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:05:4453/378Beat 86%
↑ 98 days after New York 2026 0:36 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:37 faster on the clock, yet the race was 5:13 faster for everyone, so 0:36 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:13 faster This athlete4:37 faster -
New York28 May 2026Relay · Men1:05:0014/121Beat 88%
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New York28 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:10:2132/273Beat 88%
↑ 119 days after Phoenix 2026 2:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:22 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:22 faster: 2:44 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:22 slower This athlete1:22 faster -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Men1:11:43167/634Beat 74%
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Boston26 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:02:19 PB16/1463Beat 99%
↑ 307 days after Dallas 2024 1:46 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:12 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 7:58 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:46 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →7:58 faster This athlete6:12 faster -
Dallas23 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:08:3125/929Beat 97%