Progress against the field
From Cardiff 2026 to Oslo 2026, Jay Macdonald got 1:27 faster than the field.
The clock says 3:28 faster, but the races themselves got 2:01 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Cardiff 2026 → Riga 2026: 3:14 in 31 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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Oslo26 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:34369/871Beat 58%
↑ 119 days after Riga 2026 1:47 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:25 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:22 faster for everyone: 1:47 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:22 faster This athlete1:25 slower -
Riga30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:09 PB289/882Beat 67%
↑ 31 days after Cardiff 2026 3:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:14 better than the field: 4:53 faster on the clock, against 1:39 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:39 faster This athlete4:53 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:02263/456Beat 42%