Progress against the field
James Payne has gained 3:52 on the field from Manchester 2024 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 14:11 faster, but the races themselves got 10:19 quicker for everyone.
The field was beaten in 4 of 5 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
7 races · 6 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:02:28 PB56/1159Beat 95%
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men58:116/677Beat 99%
↑ 162 days after Berlin 2026 2:00 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:10 faster on the clock, yet the race was 2:10 faster for everyone, so 2:00 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:10 faster This athlete0:10 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men58:212/704Beat 100%
↑ 23 days after Cardiff 2026 0:22 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:41 slower on the clock, but the race was 1:03 slower for everyone, so this was 0:22 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:03 slower This athlete0:41 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men57:40 PB1/456Beat 100%
↑ 49 days after Glasgow 2026 1:42 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:42 better than the field: 4:30 faster on the clock, against 2:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:48 faster This athlete4:30 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:02:109/595Beat 99%
↑ 411 days after Manchester 2025 1:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:44 better than the field: 6:26 faster on the clock, against 4:42 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:42 faster This athlete6:26 faster -
Manchester24 Jan 2025Individual Open · Men1:08:36153/1191Beat 87%
↑ 76 days after Manchester 2024 2:04 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:46 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:42 faster for everyone, so 2:04 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:42 faster This athlete3:46 faster -
Manchester9 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:12:22279/1206Beat 77%