Progress against the field
Between New York 2026 and Boston 2026, Christian Barrera pulled 9:33 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 4:46 quicker, so 14:19 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Washington DC 2026 → Boston 2026: 8:56 on the field in 35 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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Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:30 PB859/1233Beat 30%
↑ 35 days after Washington DC 2026 8:56 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:56 better than the field: 10:07 faster on the clock, against 1:11 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:11 faster This athlete10:07 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:51:371152/1462Beat 21%
↑ 98 days after New York 2026 0:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:12 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:35 faster for everyone, so 0:37 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:35 faster This athlete4:12 faster -
New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:55:49468/556Beat 16%