Progress against the field
Josh Free has dropped 9:38 behind the field from Bologna 2026 to Rome 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 1:50 quicker, so 7:48 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Istanbul 2026 → Rome 2026: 5:59 on the field in 53 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
6 races · 5 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:03:56 PB97/605Beat 84%
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Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:46722/1062Beat 32%
↑ 53 days after Istanbul 2026 5:59 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:07 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:52 faster: 5:59 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete5:52 faster -
Istanbul1 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Men1:59:53509/515Beat 1%
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Istanbul1 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:38555/743Beat 25%
↑ 119 days after Bologna 2026 15:37 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:37 behind the field: 13:40 slower on the clock, against 1:57 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:57 faster This athlete13:40 slower -
Bologna4 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:24:58 PB569/1006Beat 43%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men1:31:48213/243Beat 12%