Progress against the field
Adam Lessem has gained 3:24 on the field from Toronto 2025 to Ottawa 2026.
The clock says 10:46 faster, but the races themselves got 7:22 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Toronto 2025 → Las Vegas 2026: 10:08 in 140 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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Ottawa14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:33:53167/356Beat 53%
↑ 83 days after Las Vegas 2026 6:44 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:44 behind the field: 5:41 slower on the clock, against 1:03 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:03 faster This athlete5:41 slower -
Las Vegas20 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:28:12 PB715/1739Beat 59%
↑ 140 days after Toronto 2025 10:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:08 better than the field: 16:27 faster on the clock, against 6:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:19 faster This athlete16:27 faster -
Toronto3 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:44:39834/1264Beat 34%