Progress against the field
Between Phoenix 2026 and Washington DC 2026, Xiaochuan Yuan pulled 18:33 ahead of the field.
The clock says 25:18 faster, but the races themselves got 6:45 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Phoenix 2026 → New York 2026: 12:49 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
3 races · 3 events
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:36 PB566/1462Beat 61%
↑ 98 days after New York 2026 5:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:44 better than the field: 9:19 faster on the clock, against 3:35 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:35 faster This athlete9:19 faster -
New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:36:55337/556Beat 39%
↑ 119 days after Phoenix 2026 12:49 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:59 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:10 faster for everyone, so 12:49 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:10 faster This athlete15:59 faster -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:52:54508/616Beat 18%