Progress against the field
From Ottawa 2026 to Tampa 2026, the field gained 1:40 on Gary Saxton.
The clock says 4:36 faster, but the races themselves got 6:16 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Washington DC 2026 → Tampa 2026: 2:50 on the field in 49 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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Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:42:07 PB781/1079Beat 28%
↑ 49 days after Washington DC 2026 2:50 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:50 better than the field: 3:34 faster on the clock, against 0:44 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:44 faster This athlete3:34 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:45:411062/1462Beat 27%
↑ 112 days after Ottawa 2026 4:30 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:02 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 5:32 faster for everyone, which leaves this 4:30 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:32 faster This athlete1:02 faster -
Ottawa14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:46:43198/281Beat 30%