Progress against the field
Between Washington - North American Championships 2024 and Washington DC 2026, Paul Vance lost 13:20 to the field.
The clock says 7:32 faster, but the races themselves got 20:52 quicker for everyone.
195 days between Houston 2025 and Boston 2025 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 3:20 better than 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
22 races · 18 events
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:06:3747/1462Beat 97%
↑ 195 days after Las Vegas 2026 2:34 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:12 faster on the clock, yet the race was 6:46 faster for everyone, so 2:34 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →6:46 faster This athlete4:12 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:11:4930/336Beat 91%
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New York28 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:23 PB106/273Beat 61%
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Las Vegas20 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:4979/1739Beat 96%
↑ 140 days after Toronto 2025 7:49 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:49 behind the field: 1:30 slower on the clock, against 6:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:19 faster This athlete1:30 slower -
Chicago14 Nov 2025Relay · Mixed1:07:5812/97Beat 88%
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Toronto3 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:09:1927/1264Beat 98%
↑ 7 days after Boston 2025 1:41 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:23 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:42 slower for everyone: 1:41 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:42 slower This athlete4:23 slower -
Boston26 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:04:5624/1463Beat 98%
↑ 195 days after Houston 2025 3:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:54 faster on the clock, and the race was 4:34 faster for everyone, so 3:20 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →4:34 faster This athlete7:54 faster -
Houston15 Mar 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:17:00226/749Beat 70%
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Houston15 Mar 2025Relay · Mixed1:19:4721/46Beat 54%
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Houston15 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:12:50109/1005Beat 89%
↑ 42 days after Las Vegas 2025 7:27 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:26 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:01 faster for everyone: 7:27 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:01 faster This athlete4:26 slower -
Las Vegas1 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:08:2436/689Beat 95%
↑ 119 days after Toronto 2024 0:01 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:17 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:16 faster for everyone. Whatever changed, it changed for all of them.
The fieldCompare these two →0:16 faster This athlete0:17 faster -
Dallas23 Nov 2024Doubles Open · Men1:08:27 PB47/371Beat 87%
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Chicago Navy Pier16 Nov 2024Doubles Open · Mixed1:06:28 PB35/390Beat 91%
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Chicago Navy Pier16 Nov 2024Relay · Mixed1:22:5219/40Beat 53%
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Toronto5 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:08:4123/627Beat 96%
↑ 126 days after New York 2024 0:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:14 better than the field: 0:36 faster on the clock, against 0:22 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:22 faster This athlete0:36 faster -
New York1 Jun 2024Individual Open · Men1:09:1759/895Beat 93%
↑ 91 days after Washington - North American Championships 2024 2:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:36 better than the field: 4:52 faster on the clock, against 2:16 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:16 faster This athlete4:52 faster -
Washington - North American Championships2 Mar 2024Individual Open · Men1:14:09105/498Beat 79%
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Los Angeles16 Dec 2023Individual Open · Men1:24:59158/404Beat 61%
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Dallas18 Nov 2023Doubles Open · Men1:08:4946/166Beat 72%
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Chicago11 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:16:5492/469Beat 80%
↑ 371 days after Chicago 2022 6:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
12:59 faster on the clock, and the race was 6:22 faster for everyone, so 6:37 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →6:22 faster This athlete12:59 faster -
Chicago5 Nov 2022Individual Open · Men1:29:5396/233Beat 59%
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Washington D.C. Open North American ChampionshipsDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:04:49 PB55/1544Beat 96%