Progress against the field
Between Auckland 2026 and Perth 2026, Michael Donovan pulled 7:49 ahead of the field.
The clock says 15:01 faster, but the races themselves got 7:12 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Auckland 2026 → Sydney 2026: 10:40 on the field in 153 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 Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
11 races · 6 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Men58:42 PB3/197Beat 99%
↑ 134 days after Brisbane 2026, with Charlie Davids 0:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 1:53 faster on the clock, against 1:53 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:53 faster This pair1:53 faster -
Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:07:0326/454Beat 94%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 2:51 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:35 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:16 faster for everyone: 2:51 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete1:35 slower -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:05:28 PB54/1122Beat 95%
↑ 153 days after Auckland 2026 10:40 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
16:36 faster on the clock, and the race was 5:56 faster for everyone, so 10:40 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →5:56 faster This athlete16:36 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Pro · Men1:12:22 PB232/556Beat 58%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 4:04 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:04 better than the field: 7:32 faster on the clock, against 3:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:28 faster This athlete7:32 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:00:3524/257Beat 91%
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Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:19:54240/422Beat 43%
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Auckland29 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:07:0446/320Beat 86%
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Auckland29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:04228/763Beat 70%
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MelbourneDate unknownDoubles Open · Mixed1:07:26 PB174/1343Beat 87%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:13:14141/752Beat 81%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:18:30425/1529Beat 72%