Progress against the field
Between Dublin 2023 and Berlin 2026, Sean Gaynard pulled 13:11 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 13:34 quicker, so 26:45 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The field was beaten in 3 of 4 comparisons.
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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Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:46:36247/277Beat 11%
↑ 371 days after Berlin 2025 5:24 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:24 behind the field: 8:08 slower on the clock, against 2:44 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:44 slower This athlete8:08 slower -
Berlin16 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:38:28 PB1623/1851Beat 12%
↑ 182 days after Dublin 2024 9:01 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:41 faster on the clock, and the race was 4:40 faster for everyone, so 9:01 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →4:40 faster This athlete13:41 faster -
Dublin15 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:52:091168/1221Beat 4%
↑ 209 days after Berlin 2024 0:15 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:01 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:16 slower for everyone: 0:15 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →3:16 slower This athlete3:01 slower -
Berlin20 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:49:08924/953Beat 3%
↑ 175 days after Dublin 2023 9:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:19 better than the field: 24:13 faster on the clock, against 14:54 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →14:54 faster This athlete24:13 faster -
Dublin28 Oct 2023Individual Open · Men2:13:21749/777Beat 4%