Progress against the field
From New York 2024 to New York 2026, the field gained 1:55 on David Gelles.
The clock says 4:01 faster, but the races themselves got 5:56 quicker for everyone.
363 days between New York 2024 and New York 2025 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 1:51 better than the field.
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
4 races · 4 events
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New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:17101/308Beat 67%
↑ 363 days after New York 2025 3:46 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:46 behind the field: 3:22 slower on the clock, against 0:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:24 faster This athlete3:22 slower -
New York30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:18:55 PB438/1462Beat 70%
↑ 363 days after New York 2024 1:51 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:51 better than the field: 7:23 faster on the clock, against 5:32 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:32 faster This athlete7:23 faster -
New York1 Jun 2024Individual Open · Men1:26:18382/895Beat 57%
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Washington D.C. Open North American ChampionshipsDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:36:26 PB733/795Beat 8%