Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Mats van Leuven pulled 5:05 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 1:08 slower, so 3:57 faster on the clock looks worse than it was.
The biggest step was Heerenveen 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 2:49 on the field in 128 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
5 races · 5 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:05:17 PB55/399Beat 86%
↑ 128 days after Heerenveen 2026 2:49 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:24 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:25 faster: 2:49 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:24 slower This athlete1:25 faster -
Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:06:4275/454Beat 84%
↑ 49 days after Mechelen 2026 2:16 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:32 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:16 faster for everyone, so 2:16 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:16 faster This athlete2:32 faster -
Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Individual Pro · MenDNF—
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:09:14151/457Beat 67%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men57:43 PB19/994Beat 98%