Progress against the field
Between Warsaw 2026 and Rome 2026, Sean Dowling kept pace with the field.
The clock says 1:35 slower, but the races themselves got 1:22 slower 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
5 races · 5 events
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Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:07:5746/535Beat 91%
↑ 124 days after Berlin 2026 1:44 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:44 behind the field: 0:07 slower on the clock, against 1:37 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:37 faster This athlete0:07 slower -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:07:5024/277Beat 91%
↑ 36 days after Warsaw 2026 1:31 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:28 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:59 slower for everyone: 1:31 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →2:59 slower This athlete1:28 slower -
Warsaw16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:06:22 PB107/1792Beat 94%
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Madrid27 Nov 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:18:41298/789Beat 62%
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Dublin12 Nov 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:15:32 PB145/401Beat 64%