Progress against the field
From London Olympia 2026 to Birmingham 2026, the field gained 6:20 on Sam Bateman.
The clock says 4:11 slower, but the races themselves got 2:09 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was London Olympia 2026 → Berlin 2026: 2:20 on the field in 59 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
4 races · 4 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:36:251018/1442Beat 29%
↑ 162 days after Berlin 2026 8:40 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:30 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:10 faster for everyone: 8:40 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:10 faster This athlete6:30 slower -
Valencia17 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:28:21 PB552/743Beat 26%
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Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:55 PB442/686Beat 36%
↑ 59 days after London Olympia 2026 2:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:19 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:01 slower for everyone: 2:20 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:01 slower This athlete2:19 faster -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:14587/897Beat 35%