Progress against the field
From Amsterdam 2026 to Heerenveen 2026, Michael Bekendam got 13:16 faster than the field.
The clock says 17:25 faster, but the races themselves got 4:09 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Amsterdam 2026 → Mechelen 2026: 7:37 in 64 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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Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:00 PB62/490Beat 87%
↑ 49 days after Mechelen 2026 5:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:39 better than the field: 7:24 faster on the clock, against 1:45 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:45 faster This athlete7:24 faster -
Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:09:49 PB133/580Beat 77%
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:24450/1363Beat 67%
↑ 64 days after Amsterdam 2026 7:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:37 better than the field: 10:01 faster on the clock, against 2:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:24 faster This athlete10:01 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:25302/570Beat 47%