Progress against the field
Michael Fergus has gained 9:16 on the field from Manchester 2026 to Birmingham 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 3:17 quicker, so 12:33 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Manchester 2026 → Riga 2026: 8:39 in 129 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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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:22 PB248/677Beat 63%
↑ 154 days after Riga 2026 0:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:31 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:06 slower for everyone: 0:37 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:06 slower This athlete0:31 faster -
Riga30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:53214/882Beat 76%
↑ 129 days after Manchester 2026 8:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:39 better than the field: 12:02 faster on the clock, against 3:23 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:23 faster This athlete12:02 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:55331/551Beat 40%