Progress against the field
Between Amsterdam 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Hessel Bleeker pulled 6:49 ahead of the field.
The clock says 9:06 faster, but the races themselves got 2:17 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Amsterdam 2026 → Mechelen 2026: 15:41 on the field 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
8 races · 8 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:55260/646Beat 60%
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:24:36239/546Beat 56%
↑ 120 days after Berlin 2026 16:09 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
14:41 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:28 faster for everyone: 16:09 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:28 faster This athlete14:41 slower -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:55 PB86/686Beat 88%
↑ 57 days after Mechelen 2026 7:17 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:35 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:42 faster: 7:17 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete5:42 faster -
Barcelona14 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:13:50429/797Beat 46%
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Heerenveen14 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:04:58 PB102/494Beat 79%
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Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:34:55 PB436/560Beat 22%
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:37234/747Beat 69%
↑ 64 days after Amsterdam 2026 15:41 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:41 better than the field: 18:05 faster on the clock, against 2:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:24 faster This athlete18:05 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:33:42383/570Beat 33%