Progress against the field
Between Katowice 2026 and Riga 2026, Nerijus Špogis pulled 1:26 ahead of the field.
The clock says 5:02 faster, but the races themselves got 3:36 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Warsaw 2026 → Riga 2026: 5:09 on the field in 44 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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Riga30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:32 PB579/882Beat 34%
↑ 44 days after Warsaw 2026 5:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:19 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:50 slower for everyone: 5:09 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:50 slower This athlete4:19 faster -
Warsaw16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:511415/1792Beat 21%
↑ 54 days after Katowice 2026 3:43 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:43 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 4:26 faster for everyone, which leaves this 3:43 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:26 faster This athlete0:43 faster -
Katowice21 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:39:34684/859Beat 20%