Progress against the field
From Phoenix 2026 to Tampa 2026, Chris Stoeckle got 7:45 faster than the field.
The clock says 20:22 faster, but the races themselves got 12:37 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Phoenix 2026 → Houston 2026: 13:25 on the field in 56 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 Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
8 races · 8 events
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Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:12:27 PB108/1079Beat 90%
↑ 14 days after Boston 2026 0:33 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:43 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:16 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:33 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:16 faster This athlete1:43 faster -
Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:10124/1233Beat 90%
↑ 35 days after Washington DC 2026 1:13 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:13 behind the field: 0:02 slower on the clock, against 1:11 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:11 faster This athlete0:02 slower -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:08187/1462Beat 87%
↑ 112 days after Ottawa 2026 0:19 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:13 faster on the clock, yet the race was 5:32 faster for everyone, so 0:19 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:32 faster This athlete5:13 faster -
New York28 May 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:10:23 PB65/1034Beat 94%
↑ 195 days after Chicago 2025, with Lizzy Stoeckle 2:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:05 better than the field: 3:07 faster on the clock, against 1:02 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:02 faster This pair3:07 faster -
Ottawa14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:2162/281Beat 78%
↑ 49 days after Houston 2026 3:35 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:35 behind the field: 1:54 slower on the clock, against 1:41 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:41 faster This athlete1:54 slower -
Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:27185/1243Beat 85%
↑ 56 days after Phoenix 2026 13:25 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:22 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:57 faster for everyone, so 13:25 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:57 faster This athlete15:22 faster -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:49305/616Beat 51%
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Chicago14 Nov 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:13:30184/1179Beat 84%