Progress against the field
Ross Whelan has dropped 5:47 behind the field from London Olympia 2026 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 2:58 slower, but the races themselves got 2:49 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was London Olympia 2026 → Cardiff 2026: 2:38 on the field in 36 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
7 races · 4 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Relay · Mixed1:10:0426/72Beat 64%
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:55412/693Beat 41%
↑ 154 days after Riga 2026 4:19 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:25 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:06 slower for everyone: 4:19 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:06 slower This athlete4:25 slower -
Riga30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:30345/882Beat 61%
↑ 31 days after Cardiff 2026 4:06 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:27 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:39 faster for everyone: 4:06 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:39 faster This athlete2:27 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Relay · Mixed1:10:2329/73Beat 60%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:12:14 PB272/522Beat 48%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:03 PB383/913Beat 58%
↑ 36 days after London Olympia 2026 2:38 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:54 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:16 faster for everyone, so 2:38 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete3:54 faster -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:24:5786/177Beat 51%