Progress against the field
Stephen Simpson has gained 3:01 on the field from Auckland 2025 to Sydney 2026.
The clock says 14:40 faster, but the races themselves got 11:39 quicker for everyone.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 362 days between Auckland 2025 and Auckland 2026, still ended 12:47 ahead of the field.
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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Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:35:26435/623Beat 30%
↑ 153 days after Auckland 2026 9:46 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:46 behind the field: 3:50 slower on the clock, against 5:56 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:56 faster This athlete3:50 slower -
Auckland29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:31:36 PB417/763Beat 45%
↑ 362 days after Auckland 2025 12:47 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
12:47 better than the field: 18:30 faster on the clock, against 5:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:43 faster This athlete18:30 faster -
Auckland1 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:50:06693/848Beat 18%