Progress against the field
Between Anaheim 2025 and Salt Lake City 2026, Michael Letzeiser pulled 4:17 ahead of the field.
The clock says 12:43 faster, but the races themselves got 8:26 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Las Vegas 2026 → New York 2026: 9:36 in 97 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
4 races · 4 events
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Salt Lake City19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:21 PB170/973Beat 83%
↑ 114 days after New York 2026 6:43 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:56 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:47 faster: 6:43 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:56 slower This athlete5:47 faster -
New York28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:08291/1046Beat 72%
↑ 97 days after Las Vegas 2026 9:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:36 better than the field: 12:39 faster on the clock, against 3:03 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:03 faster This athlete12:39 faster -
Las Vegas20 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:471099/1739Beat 37%
↑ 70 days after Anaheim 2025 12:02 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
12:02 behind the field: 5:43 slower on the clock, against 6:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:19 faster This athlete5:43 slower -
Anaheim12 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:33:04778/1835Beat 58%