Progress against the field
David Lawlor has gained 4:41 on the field from Washington DC 2026 to Tampa 2026.
The clock says 8:08 faster, but the races themselves got 3:27 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Boston 2026 → Tampa 2026: 2:31 on the field in 14 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 · Men1:30:47 PB156/304Beat 49%
↑ 14 days after Boston 2026 2:31 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:47 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:16 faster for everyone, so 2:31 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:16 faster This athlete4:47 faster -
Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:35:34713/1233Beat 42%
↑ 35 days after Washington DC 2026 2:10 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:21 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:11 faster for everyone, so 2:10 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:11 faster This athlete3:21 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:55359/626Beat 43%