Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Rutger van de Maat kept pace with the field.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 0:04 faster on the clock is close to the whole story.
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 · Men1:26:58 PB272/546Beat 50%
↑ 120 days after Berlin 2026 0:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:13 better than the field: 1:41 faster on the clock, against 1:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:28 faster This athlete1:41 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:28:39420/686Beat 39%
↑ 57 days after Mechelen 2026 0:02 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 1:37 slower on the clock, against 1:35 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete1:37 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:02476/747Beat 36%