Progress against the field
Between Chicago 2025 and Washington DC 2026, Garett Burkhead kept pace with the field.
The clock says 3:38 faster, but the races themselves got 3:43 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Phoenix 2026 → New York 2026: 2:39 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.
Every race
8 races · 7 events
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Boston8 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Men57:28 PB15/255Beat 94%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:03:34 PB40/1230Beat 97%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:06:57 PB69/378Beat 82%
↑ 98 days after New York 2026 3:18 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:55 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 5:13 faster for everyone, which leaves this 3:18 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:13 faster This athlete1:55 faster -
New York28 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:08:5258/455Beat 87%
↑ 119 days after Phoenix 2026 2:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:17 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:22 slower for everyone: 2:39 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:22 slower This athlete1:17 faster -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Men1:10:09136/634Beat 79%
↑ 76 days after Chicago 2025 0:34 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:08 slower for everyone and the clock still says 0:26 faster: 0:34 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:08 slower This athlete0:26 faster -
Chicago14 Nov 2025Individual Pro · Men1:10:3568/268Beat 75%
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Miami BeachDate unknownDoubles Pro · Men1:04:0644/102Beat 57%
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Washington D.C. Open North American ChampionshipsDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:02:39 PB61/795Beat 92%