Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Martin Layng pulled 10:39 ahead of the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 10:32 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The largest gain on the field came from Berlin 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 11:13 in 120 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
3 races · 3 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:15 PB790/1119Beat 29%
↑ 120 days after Berlin 2026 11:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
12:41 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:28 faster for everyone, so 11:13 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:28 faster This athlete12:41 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:46:56609/704Beat 14%
↑ 57 days after Mechelen 2026 0:34 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:34 behind the field: 2:09 slower on the clock, against 1:35 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete2:09 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:44:471229/1363Beat 10%