Progress against the field
Between Berlin 2024 and Hamburg 2026, David Ludwig lost 6:09 to the field.
The clock says 1:54 slower, but the races themselves got 4:15 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Vienna 2026 → Cologne 2026: 4:55 on the field in 69 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
9 races · 9 events
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Hamburg28 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:21:27313/653Beat 52%
↑ 195 days after Cologne 2026 6:56 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:41 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:15 faster for everyone: 6:56 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:15 faster This athlete3:41 slower -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:17:46151/455Beat 67%
↑ 69 days after Vienna 2026 4:55 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:26 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:31 faster for everyone, so 4:55 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:31 faster This athlete5:26 faster -
Vienna6 Feb 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:12128/193Beat 34%
↑ 98 days after Stuttgart 2025 3:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:12 better than the field: 3:52 faster on the clock, against 0:40 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:40 faster This athlete3:52 faster -
Stuttgart31 Oct 2025Individual Pro · Men1:27:04225/340Beat 34%
↑ 168 days after Berlin 2025 14:01 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
14:01 behind the field: 15:59 slower on the clock, against 1:58 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:58 slower This athlete15:59 slower -
Berlin16 May 2025Individual Pro · Men1:11:05 PB150/351Beat 57%
↑ 36 days after Cologne 2025 3:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:02 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:10 faster for everyone, so 3:52 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:10 faster This athlete7:02 faster -
Cologne10 Apr 2025Individual Pro · Men1:18:0722/62Beat 65%
↑ 117 days after Frankfurt 2024 1:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:49 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:29 faster for everyone, so 1:20 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:29 faster This athlete3:49 faster -
Frankfurt14 Dec 2024Individual Pro · Men1:21:56176/280Beat 37%
↑ 42 days after Hamburg 2024 1:29 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:48 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:17 slower for everyone: 1:29 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →2:17 slower This athlete0:48 slower -
Hamburg2 Nov 2024Individual Pro · Men1:21:08101/180Beat 44%
↑ 196 days after Berlin 2024 0:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 1:35 slower on the clock, against 1:35 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:35 slower This athlete1:35 slower -
Berlin20 Apr 2024Individual Pro · Men1:19:33119/186Beat 36%