Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Riga 2026, Mathias Appelquist pulled 1:21 ahead of the field.
The clock says 3:55 faster, but the races themselves got 2:34 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Warsaw 2026 → Helsinki 2026: 5:26 in 23 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
5 races · 5 events
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Oslo26 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:52:02 PB261/273Beat 4%
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Riga30 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:37:47627/882Beat 29%
↑ 21 days after Helsinki 2026 3:23 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:23 behind the field: 3:33 slower on the clock, against 0:10 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:10 slower This athlete3:33 slower -
Helsinki9 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:14 PB679/913Beat 26%
↑ 23 days after Warsaw 2026 5:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:08 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:42 faster for everyone, so 5:26 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:42 faster This athlete7:08 faster -
Warsaw16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:22486/555Beat 12%
↑ 21 days after Mechelen 2026 0:42 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:20 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 1:02 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:42 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:02 faster This athlete0:20 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:42641/747Beat 14%