Progress against the field
From Helsinki 2026 to Gdansk 2026, Robin Sander got 0:34 faster than the field.
The clock says 2:44 slower, but the races themselves got 3:18 slower for everyone.
The biggest step was Helsinki 2026 → Berlin 2026: 2:36 on the field in 13 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
21 races · 19 events
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Hamburg28 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:03:09 PB69/898Beat 92%
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Hamburg28 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:19:07274/653Beat 58%
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Gdansk10 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:54306/1349Beat 77%
↑ 141 days after Berlin 2026 2:02 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:29 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:27 slower for everyone: 2:02 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:27 slower This athlete2:29 slower -
Cape Town14 Aug 2026Individual Pro · Men1:15:06 PB60/178Beat 66%
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Berlin22 May 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:16:25 PB356/953Beat 63%
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Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:25139/686Beat 80%
↑ 13 days after Helsinki 2026 2:36 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:15 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:51 slower for everyone: 2:36 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →2:51 slower This athlete0:15 slower -
Helsinki9 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:10170/913Beat 81%
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Cologne16 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:18:35163/455Beat 64%
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Singapore3 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:5849/1183Beat 96%
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Stockholm18 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:21:14537/1315Beat 59%
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Frankfurt12 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:18:07475/1883Beat 75%
↑ 71 days after Hamburg 2025 7:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:00 better than the field: 9:07 faster on the clock, against 2:07 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:07 faster This athlete9:07 faster -
Hamburg2 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:27:14685/1486Beat 54%
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New York30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:57244/1462Beat 83%
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Berlin16 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:09:04 PB167/748Beat 78%
↑ 36 days after Cologne 2025 1:56 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:38 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:34 faster for everyone, so 1:56 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:34 faster This athlete1:38 faster -
Cologne10 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:10:42132/1182Beat 89%
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Malaga21 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:51271/966Beat 72%
↑ 34 days after Bilbao 2025 2:54 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:09 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:45 faster for everyone: 2:54 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:45 faster This athlete1:09 slower -
Bilbao15 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:12:42156/596Beat 74%
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Frankfurt14 Dec 2024Individual Open · Men1:15:18350/1480Beat 76%
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Hong Kong22 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:15:19135/1011Beat 87%
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Hamburg2 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:17:17347/1248Beat 72%
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Abu DhabiDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:20:42153/577Beat 74%