Progress against the field
Between Vienna 2026 and Gdansk 2026, Michal Smejkal pulled 2:57 ahead of the field.
The clock says 4:36 faster, but the races themselves got 1:39 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Berlin 2026 → Gdansk 2026: 3:58 in 141 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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Gdansk10 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:47 PB245/1349Beat 82%
↑ 141 days after Berlin 2026 3:58 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:31 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:27 slower for everyone: 3:58 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:27 slower This athlete3:31 faster -
Rome23 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men1:01:48 PB27/429Beat 94%
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Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:18226/993Beat 77%
↑ 105 days after Vienna 2026 1:01 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:05 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:06 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:01 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:06 faster This athlete1:05 faster -
Vienna6 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:23370/1311Beat 72%