Progress against the field
From Mechelen 2026 to Hamburg 2026, Damien Labourdette got 29:32 faster than the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 29:14 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The largest gain on the field came from Mechelen 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 27:14 in 177 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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Hamburg28 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:35 PB69/432Beat 84%
↑ 39 days after Maastricht 2026 2:18 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:47 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:29 faster for everyone, so 2:18 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:29 faster This athlete3:47 faster -
Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:22444/1119Beat 60%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026 27:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
25:27 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:47 slower for everyone: 27:14 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:47 slower This athlete25:27 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:46:49672/747Beat 10%