Progress against the field
From Brisbane 2026 to Perth 2026, Luke Fairbanks got 1:14 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 2:44 quicker, so 3:58 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Sydney 2026 → Perth 2026: 2:46 in 51 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
9 races · 9 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:36 PB201/292Beat 31%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 2:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:02 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:44 slower for everyone: 2:46 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:44 slower This athlete2:02 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Pro · Men1:25:38439/556Beat 21%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 1:32 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:56 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:28 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:32 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:28 faster This athlete1:56 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:27:34330/422Beat 22%
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Perth5 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:16:41 PB148/548Beat 73%
↑ 188 days after Brisbane 2025 1:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:14 better than the field: 4:09 faster on the clock, against 2:55 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:55 faster This athlete4:09 faster -
Sydney4 Jul 2025Relay · Mixed1:19:39141/294Beat 52%
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Brisbane1 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:20:50565/1368Beat 59%
↑ 196 days after Brisbane 2024 0:43 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:43 better than the field: 5:01 faster on the clock, against 4:18 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:18 faster This athlete5:01 faster -
Brisbane17 Aug 2024Individual Open · Men1:25:51269/595Beat 55%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Pro · Men1:23:56460/740Beat 38%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:21:26570/1529Beat 63%