Progress against the field
From Auckland 2026 to Sydney 2026, Shane Hourihane got 2:35 faster than the field.
The clock says 9:23 faster, but the races themselves got 6:48 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Brisbane 2026 → Sydney 2026: 5:26 on the field in 83 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
7 races · 5 events
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Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:06:21 PB69/1122Beat 94%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 5:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:56 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:30 faster for everyone, so 5:26 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:30 faster This athlete8:56 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:45 PB76/307Beat 75%
↑ 70 days after Auckland 2026, with Oilbhe O’Callaghan 5:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:19 better than the field: 10:45 faster on the clock, against 5:26 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:26 faster This pair10:45 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:17148/615Beat 76%
↑ 70 days after Auckland 2026 2:51 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:27 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:18 faster for everyone, so 2:51 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:18 faster This athlete0:27 faster -
Auckland29 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:20:30159/483Beat 67%
↑ 362 days after Auckland 2025, with Oilbhe O’Callaghan 3:43 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:43 behind the field: 4:27 slower on the clock, against 0:44 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:44 slower This pair4:27 slower -
Auckland29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:44115/763Beat 85%
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Auckland1 Feb 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:16:03139/523Beat 73%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:17:30660/2118Beat 69%