Progress against the field
From Cape Town 1 2026 to Johannesburg 2026, Menzi Jali got 4:39 faster than the field.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 4:23 faster on the clock is close to the whole story.
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
2 races · 2 events
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Johannesburg30 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:31 PB39/131Beat 70%
↑ 57 days after Cape Town 1 2026 4:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:23 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:16 slower for everyone: 4:39 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:16 slower This athlete4:23 faster -
Cape Town 13 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:27:5498/191Beat 49%