Progress against the field
Between Brisbane 2026 and Perth 2026, Mark McLaughlin pulled 8:27 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 2:44 quicker, so 11:11 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Brisbane 2026 → Sydney 2026: 4:39 on the field in 83 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
12 races · 7 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Men1:00:3428/251Beat 89%
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Pro · Men1:11:59 PB109/292Beat 63%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 3:48 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:44 slower for everyone and the clock still says 3:04 faster: 3:48 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:44 slower This athlete3:04 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Pro · Men1:15:03288/556Beat 48%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 4:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:07 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:28 faster for everyone, so 4:39 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:28 faster This athlete8:07 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:00:22 PB38/507Beat 93%
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Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:10282/422Beat 33%
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Perth5 Sep 2025Doubles Open · Men1:09:1498/347Beat 72%
↑ 188 days after Brisbane 2025, with Ryan Spurgeon 0:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:49 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:03 faster for everyone, so 0:46 of it was this pair.
The fieldCompare these two →2:03 faster This pair2:49 faster -
Perth5 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:10:13 PB63/548Beat 89%
↑ 188 days after Brisbane 2025 1:41 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:41 better than the field: 4:36 faster on the clock, against 2:55 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:55 faster This athlete4:36 faster -
Brisbane1 Mar 2025Doubles Open · Men1:12:03347/731Beat 53%
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Brisbane1 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:49301/1368Beat 78%
↑ 168 days after Perth 2024 6:40 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:40 behind the field: 3:19 slower on the clock, against 3:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:21 faster This athlete3:19 slower -
Perth14 Sep 2024Individual Open · Men1:11:3057/469Beat 88%
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MelbourneDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:10:15195/521Beat 63%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Pro · Men1:15:52301/740Beat 59%