Progress against the field
Between Amsterdam 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Paul Max Below pulled 31:03 ahead of the field.
The clock says 33:20 faster, but the races themselves got 2:17 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Amsterdam 2026 → Mechelen 2026: 20:18 in 64 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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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:13 PB558/1119Beat 50%
↑ 120 days after Berlin 2026 11:30 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:30 better than the field: 12:58 faster on the clock, against 1:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:28 faster This athlete12:58 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:11724/993Beat 27%
↑ 57 days after Mechelen 2026 0:45 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:20 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:35 slower for everyone: 0:45 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete2:20 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:35:511096/1363Beat 20%
↑ 64 days after Amsterdam 2026 20:18 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
20:18 better than the field: 22:42 faster on the clock, against 2:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:24 faster This athlete22:42 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:58:331559/1620Beat 4%