Progress against the field
From Istanbul 1 2026 to Izmir 2026, Murat Erdemir got 3:38 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 5:27 quicker, so 9:05 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Istanbul 1 2026 → Istanbul 2026: 4:07 in 169 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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Izmir19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:42:54118/173Beat 32%
↑ 49 days after Istanbul 2026 0:29 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:29 behind the field: 0:53 slower on the clock, against 0:24 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:24 slower This athlete0:53 slower -
Istanbul1 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:42:01 PB592/743Beat 20%
↑ 169 days after Istanbul 1 2026 4:07 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:07 better than the field: 9:58 faster on the clock, against 5:51 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:51 faster This athlete9:58 faster -
Istanbul 113 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:51:59526/609Beat 14%