Progress against the field
From Mechelen 2026 to Maastricht 2026, Matthijs Vanhaelemeesch got 8:58 faster than the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 8:51 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The biggest step was Mechelen 2026 → Berlin 2026: 9:22 on the field in 57 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
5 races · 5 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:08 PB457/1119Beat 59%
↑ 120 days after Berlin 2026 0:24 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:04 faster on the clock, yet the race was 1:28 faster for everyone, so 0:24 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:28 faster This athlete1:04 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:12323/686Beat 53%
↑ 57 days after Mechelen 2026 9:22 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:35 slower for everyone and the clock still says 7:47 faster: 9:22 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete7:47 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:59986/1363Beat 28%
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Taipei28 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:40:14227/343Beat 34%
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Gent12 Dec 2025Individual Open · MenDNF—