Progress against the field
Between München 2023 and Karlsruhe 2024, Thomas Mierke pulled 4:14 ahead of the field.
The clock says 11:38 faster, but the races themselves got 7:24 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was München 2023 → Frankfurt 2023: 5:31 on the field in 56 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
22 races · 22 events
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Karlsruhe1 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:13:37159/255Beat 38%
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Stockholm18 Jun 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:14:27655/704Beat 7%
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Cologne16 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:13:40275/526Beat 48%
↑ 69 days after Vienna 2026, with Robert Schiller 2:48 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:08 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:40 faster for everyone: 2:48 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:40 faster This pair2:08 slower -
Bologna4 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:25:09315/435Beat 28%
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Vienna6 Feb 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:11:32163/355Beat 54%
↑ 56 days after Frankfurt 2025, with Robert Schiller 2:37 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:37 behind the field: 0:47 slower on the clock, against 1:50 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:50 faster This pair0:47 slower -
Frankfurt12 Dec 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:10:45193/474Beat 59%
↑ 210 days after Berlin 2025, with Robert Schiller 0:12 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:58 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:10 slower for everyone: 0:12 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →2:10 slower This pair1:58 slower -
Stuttgart31 Oct 2025Individual Pro · Men1:24:28 PB206/340Beat 39%
↑ 29 days after Hamburg 2025 0:04 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 0:31 faster on the clock, against 0:27 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:27 faster This athlete0:31 faster -
Hamburg2 Oct 2025Individual Pro · Men1:24:59164/249Beat 34%
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Berlin16 May 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:08:47 PB166/263Beat 37%
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Paris 118 Apr 2025Individual Pro · Men1:24:46280/409Beat 32%
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Cologne10 Apr 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:11:1047/87Beat 46%
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Karlsruhe1 Mar 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:12:3870/107Beat 35%
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Vienna22 Feb 2025Doubles Open · Men1:06:42 PB226/655Beat 66%
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Madrid26 Oct 2024Individual Pro · Men1:32:38138/185Beat 25%
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Karlsruhe16 Mar 2024Individual Open · Men1:20:55 PB258/774Beat 67%
↑ 36 days after Vienna - European Championship 2024 1:50 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:13 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:03 faster for everyone, so 1:50 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:03 faster This athlete1:13 faster -
Vienna - European Championship9 Feb 2024Individual Open · Men1:22:08326/698Beat 53%
↑ 62 days after Frankfurt 2023 0:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:20 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:13 slower for everyone: 0:33 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:13 slower This athlete0:20 faster -
Frankfurt9 Dec 2023Individual Open · Men1:22:28332/843Beat 61%
↑ 56 days after München 2023 5:31 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:05 faster on the clock, and the race was 4:34 faster for everyone, so 5:31 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →4:34 faster This athlete10:05 faster -
München14 Oct 2023Individual Open · Men1:32:33288/459Beat 37%
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St. GallenDate unknownDoubles Pro · Men1:14:2063/103Beat 39%
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World Championships NiceDate unknownIndividual Pro · Men1:29:51761/830Beat 8%
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KölnDate unknownIndividual Pro · Men1:31:01176/238Beat 26%
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KölnDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:26:45215/446Beat 52%