Progress against the field
From Birmingham 2023 to Birmingham 2026, Marcus Hobley got 2:15 faster than the field.
The clock says 20:43 faster, but the races themselves got 18:28 quicker for everyone.
390 days between Paris 2024 and London Excel 2025 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 2:09 behind 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
17 races · 17 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:49211/1442Beat 85%
↑ 234 days after Glasgow 2026 2:27 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:27 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:54 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:27 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:54 faster This athlete0:27 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:19:20209/439Beat 52%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:02:07 PB136/484Beat 72%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:16216/1452Beat 85%
↑ 97 days after London Excel 2025 1:14 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:14 behind the field: 1:34 slower on the clock, against 0:20 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:20 slower This athlete1:34 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Men1:18:0969/121Beat 43%
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Poznan13 Dec 2025Individual Pro · Men1:14:05 PB145/345Beat 58%
↑ 78 days after Oslo 2025 3:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:46 better than the field: 8:10 faster on the clock, against 4:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:24 faster This athlete8:10 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:08:42 PB291/2771Beat 90%
↑ 390 days after Paris 2024 2:09 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:17 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 8:26 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:09 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →8:26 faster This athlete6:17 faster -
Oslo26 Sep 2025Individual Pro · Men1:22:1571/101Beat 30%
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Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Pro · Men1:21:0668/112Beat 39%
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London3 May 2025Relay · Mixed1:14:0786/137Beat 37%
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Cologne10 Apr 2025Individual Pro · Men1:25:5335/62Beat 44%
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Manchester24 Jan 2025Individual Pro · Men1:26:25133/196Beat 32%
↑ 56 days after London 2024 2:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:44 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:49 faster: 2:33 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:44 slower This athlete1:49 faster -
London29 Nov 2024Individual Pro · Men1:28:14125/182Beat 31%
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Paris9 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:14:59305/1585Beat 81%
↑ 15 days after Birmingham 2024 2:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:20 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:47 faster for everyone, so 2:33 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:47 faster This athlete5:20 faster -
Birmingham25 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:20:19659/1916Beat 66%
↑ 370 days after Birmingham 2023 5:32 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:13 faster on the clock, and the race was 4:41 faster for everyone, so 5:32 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →4:41 faster This athlete10:13 faster -
London26 Nov 2023Doubles Open · Men1:17:45 PB692/1003Beat 31%
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Birmingham21 Oct 2023Individual Open · Men1:30:32659/1182Beat 44%