Progress against the field
Sam Papanikas has dropped 10:05 behind the field from Washington - North American Championships 2024 to Tampa 2026.
The clock says 5:39 faster, but the races themselves got 15:44 quicker for everyone.
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
10 races · 10 events
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Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:22 PB66/1079Beat 94%
↑ 147 days after New York 2026 1:54 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:54 better than the field: 4:38 faster on the clock, against 2:44 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:44 faster This athlete4:38 faster -
New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:0074/1046Beat 93%
↑ 119 days after Phoenix 2026 3:41 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:31 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:10 faster for everyone: 3:41 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:10 faster This athlete0:31 slower -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:2966/616Beat 89%
↑ 69 days after Dallas 2025 6:18 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:18 behind the field: 3:59 slower on the clock, against 2:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:19 faster This athlete3:59 slower -
Dallas21 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:09:30111/2078Beat 95%
↑ 49 days after Toronto 2025 1:25 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:58 faster on the clock, yet the race was 6:23 faster for everyone, so 1:25 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →6:23 faster This athlete4:58 faster -
Atlanta31 Oct 2025Individual Pro · Men1:30:12 PB125/175Beat 29%
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Toronto3 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:2888/1264Beat 93%
↑ 321 days after Chicago Navy Pier 2024 0:37 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:59 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:22 slower for everyone: 0:37 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:22 slower This athlete0:59 slower -
Chicago Navy Pier16 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:13:29108/814Beat 87%
↑ 259 days after Washington - North American Championships 2024 0:02 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 1:32 faster on the clock, against 1:30 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:30 faster This athlete1:32 faster -
Washington - North American Championships2 Mar 2024Individual Open · Men1:15:01118/498Beat 76%
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Miami25 Mar 2023Individual Open · Men1:37:0015/77Beat 81%
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Washington D.C. Open North American ChampionshipsDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:14:56290/1544Beat 81%