Progress against the field
From Cologne 2026 to Karlsruhe 2026, Tobias Lankes and Christopher Link got 1:12 faster than the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 1:17 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The largest gain on the field came from Berlin 2026 → Karlsruhe 2026: 2:52 in 132 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
3 races · 3 events
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Karlsruhe1 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:12:55 PB78/306Beat 75%
↑ 132 days after Berlin 2026, with Christopher Link 2:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 2:01 slower for everyone and the clock still says 0:51 faster: 2:52 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:01 slower This pair0:51 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:13:46301/816Beat 63%
↑ 36 days after Cologne 2026, with Christopher Link 1:40 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:26 faster on the clock, yet the race was 2:06 faster for everyone, so 1:40 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:06 faster This pair0:26 faster -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:14:12163/362Beat 55%