Progress against the field
Between Brisbane 2026 and Perth 2026, Zain Ahmed pulled 3:36 ahead of the field.
The clock says 8:22 faster, but the races themselves got 4:46 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Brisbane 2026 → Sydney 2026: 2:43 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.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:46 PB231/636Beat 64%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 0:53 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:53 better than the field: 2:09 faster on the clock, against 1:16 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete2:09 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:55449/1122Beat 60%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 2:43 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:43 better than the field: 6:13 faster on the clock, against 3:30 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:30 faster This athlete6:13 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:28:08358/615Beat 42%
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MelbourneDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:15:21 PB278/521Beat 47%