Progress against the field
Between Osaka 2026 and Chiba 2026, Tomoki Sakai pulled 17:02 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 2:27 quicker, so 19:29 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Osaka 2026 → Incheon 2026: 12:07 on the field in 105 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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Chiba6 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:43 PB147/927Beat 84%
↑ 83 days after Incheon 2026 4:55 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:50 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:05 slower for everyone: 4:55 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:05 slower This athlete4:50 faster -
Incheon15 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:33327/905Beat 64%
↑ 105 days after Osaka 2026 12:07 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
14:39 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:32 faster for everyone, so 12:07 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:32 faster This athlete14:39 faster -
Osaka30 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:12670/1119Beat 40%