Progress against the field
From Osaka 2026 to Bangkok 2026, Paul Matthew Buchholz got 5:07 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 8:09 quicker, so 13:16 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Bangkok 1 2026 → Bangkok 2026: 14:26 on the field in 146 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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Bangkok13 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:45:43 PB628/1026Beat 39%
↑ 146 days after Bangkok 1 2026 14:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
20:08 faster on the clock, and the race was 5:42 faster for everyone, so 14:26 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →5:42 faster This athlete20:08 faster -
Bangkok 120 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men2:05:51368/429Beat 14%
↑ 49 days after Osaka 2026 9:19 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:19 behind the field: 6:52 slower on the clock, against 2:27 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:27 faster This athlete6:52 slower -
Osaka30 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:58:59439/511Beat 14%