Progress against the field
From Phoenix 2026 to Tampa 2026, the field gained 2:55 on Michael Baker Jr.
Over the same races everyone got 3:35 quicker, so 0:40 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was New York 2026 → Tampa 2026: 2:24 on the field in 147 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 Pro · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
8 races · 7 events
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Tampa22 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:00:30 PB24/1113Beat 98%
↑ 49 days after Washington DC 2026, with Lauren Thompson 1:02 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:50 faster on the clock, yet the race was 1:52 faster for everyone, so 1:02 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:52 faster This pair0:50 faster -
Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:06:02 PB41/418Beat 90%
↑ 147 days after New York 2026 2:24 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:24 better than the field: 7:07 faster on the clock, against 4:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:43 faster This athlete7:07 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:01:2023/1230Beat 98%
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New York28 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:13:0948/273Beat 82%
↑ 63 days after Houston 2026 5:04 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:04 behind the field: 6:05 slower on the clock, against 1:01 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:01 slower This athlete6:05 slower -
Miami3 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men57:21 PB13/284Beat 95%
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Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:07:0436/353Beat 90%
↑ 56 days after Phoenix 2026 0:15 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:15 behind the field: 0:22 slower on the clock, against 0:07 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete0:22 slower -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Men1:06:4280/634Beat 87%
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Atlanta31 Oct 2025Relay · Men58:151/18Beat 94%