Progress against the field
Between Amsterdam 2023 and Mechelen 2026, Dennis Eschmeijer pulled 0:32 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 11:09 quicker, so 11:41 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
719 days between Rotterdam 2024 and Mechelen 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 13:45 behind the field.
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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
14 races · 12 events
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Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:37:30 PB399/454Beat 12%
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Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:08:50 PB215/385Beat 44%
↑ 138 days after Utrecht 2025, with Emiel De Rouw 0:56 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:56 better than the field: 5:05 faster on the clock, against 4:09 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:09 faster This pair5:05 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:36884/1363Beat 35%
↑ 719 days after Rotterdam 2024 13:45 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:45 behind the field: 5:48 slower on the clock, against 7:57 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →7:57 faster This athlete5:48 slower -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:12:00215/298Beat 28%
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Utrecht28 Nov 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:13:5580/148Beat 46%
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Maastricht19 Sep 2025Individual Open · MenDNF—
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Belgium5 Apr 2025Doubles Open · Men1:05:59 PB162/898Beat 82%
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Rotterdam27 Feb 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:11:07 PB45/353Beat 87%
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Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Doubles Open · Mixed1:39:50572/618Beat 7%
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Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Doubles Pro · Men1:10:5420/34Beat 41%
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Rotterdam6 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:21:48 PB295/1380Beat 79%
↑ 77 days after Maastricht 2024 5:57 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:08 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:49 slower for everyone: 5:57 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:49 slower This athlete4:08 faster -
Maastricht20 Jan 2024Individual Open · Men1:25:56386/781Beat 51%
↑ 77 days after Amsterdam 2023 8:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:20 better than the field: 13:21 faster on the clock, against 5:01 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:01 faster This athlete13:21 faster -
Maastricht20 Jan 2024Relay · Mixed1:09:267/28Beat 75%
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Amsterdam4 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:39:17808/1079Beat 25%