Progress against the field
From Berlin 2025 to Berlin 2026, Paul Hirsch got 5:37 faster than the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 5:38 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The biggest step was Cologne 2026 → Berlin 2026: 7:47 on the field in 36 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
7 races · 7 events
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Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:10 PB257/993Beat 74%
↑ 36 days after Cologne 2026 7:47 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:47 better than the field: 7:52 faster on the clock, against 0:05 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:05 faster This athlete7:52 faster -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:02417/924Beat 55%
↑ 167 days after Stuttgart 2025 1:07 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:07 better than the field: 4:01 faster on the clock, against 2:54 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:54 faster This athlete4:01 faster -
Frankfurt12 Dec 2025Relay · Mixed1:22:3140/62Beat 36%
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Stuttgart31 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:30:03692/1171Beat 41%
↑ 168 days after Berlin 2025 3:17 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:15 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:58 slower for everyone: 3:17 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:58 slower This athlete6:15 slower -
Berlin16 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:23:481116/1851Beat 40%
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Frankfurt14 Dec 2024Doubles Open · Mixed1:27:34639/861Beat 26%
↑ 77 days after Stuttgart 2024, with Essi Malmberg 8:59 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:52 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:07 faster for everyone: 8:59 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:07 faster This pair6:52 slower -
Stuttgart28 Sep 2024Doubles Open · Mixed1:20:42 PB202/390Beat 48%