Progress against the field
Between Chicago 2023 and New York 2026, Sean Light lost 9:29 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 12:33 quicker, so 3:04 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
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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New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:16 PB354/1067Beat 67%
↑ 363 days after New York 2025 0:42 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:42 better than the field: 1:06 faster on the clock, against 0:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:24 faster This athlete1:06 faster -
New York30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:21:22541/1462Beat 63%
↑ 118 days after Las Vegas 2025 1:21 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:05 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 7:26 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:21 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →7:26 faster This athlete6:05 faster -
Las Vegas1 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:27:27289/689Beat 58%
↑ 245 days after New York 2024 1:26 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:26 behind the field: 0:33 slower on the clock, against 0:53 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:53 faster This athlete0:33 slower -
New York1 Jun 2024Individual Open · Men1:26:54396/895Beat 56%
↑ 203 days after Chicago 2023 7:24 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:24 behind the field: 3:34 slower on the clock, against 3:50 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:50 faster This athlete3:34 slower -
Chicago11 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:23:20169/469Beat 64%