Progress against the field
From Rotterdam 2025 to Stockholm 2026, Erik Frijters got 1:42 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 3:48 quicker, so 5:30 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Heerenveen 2026 → Stockholm 2026: 11:30 on the field in 35 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 Pro · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
7 races · 7 events
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Stockholm18 Jun 2026Individual Pro · Men1:31:34 PB733/767Beat 4%
↑ 35 days after Heerenveen 2026 11:30 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:25 faster on the clock in a race that was 2:05 slower for everyone: 11:30 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:05 slower This athlete9:25 faster -
Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:40:59412/454Beat 9%
↑ 113 days after Amsterdam 2026 10:02 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:02 behind the field: 8:30 slower on the clock, against 1:32 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:32 faster This athlete8:30 slower -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:18:30 PB352/526Beat 33%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Men1:32:29208/243Beat 14%
↑ 328 days after Rotterdam 2025 0:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:14 better than the field: 4:35 faster on the clock, against 4:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:21 faster This athlete4:35 faster -
Rotterdam27 Feb 2025Individual Pro · Men1:37:0463/72Beat 13%
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Maastricht European Championships21 Jan 2023Individual Open · Men1:28:49390/556Beat 30%
↑ 91 days after Amsterdam 2022 7:30 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:30 behind the field: 3:41 slower on the clock, against 3:49 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:49 faster This athlete3:41 slower -
Amsterdam22 Oct 2022Individual Open · Men1:25:08 PB226/561Beat 60%