Progress against the field
From Cape Town 1 2026 to Cape Town 2026, Douglas Mathers got 3:13 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 6:23 quicker, so 9:36 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Cape Town 1 2026 → Johannesburg 2026: 3:05 in 57 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
3 races · 3 events
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Cape Town14 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:54 PB225/652Beat 66%
↑ 76 days after Johannesburg 2026 0:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 5:49 faster on the clock, against 5:41 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:41 faster This athlete5:49 faster -
Johannesburg30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:43251/740Beat 66%
↑ 57 days after Cape Town 1 2026 3:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:05 better than the field: 3:47 faster on the clock, against 0:42 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:42 faster This athlete3:47 faster -
Cape Town 13 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:36:30242/536Beat 55%