Progress against the field
From Cologne 2026 to Karlsruhe 2026, Christopher Link and Tobias Lankes got 1:12 faster than the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 1:17 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The biggest step was Berlin 2026 → Karlsruhe 2026: 2:52 on the field 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
4 races · 4 events
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Karlsruhe1 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:12:55 PB78/306Beat 75%
↑ 132 days after Berlin 2026, with Tobias Lankes 2:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:51 faster on the clock in a race that was 2:01 slower for everyone: 2:52 better than 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 Tobias Lankes 1:40 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:26 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:06 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:40 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:06 faster This pair0:26 faster -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:14:12163/362Beat 55%
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Cologne10 Apr 2025Individual Pro · Men1:29:36 PB72/96Beat 25%