Progress against the field
Sven Hesel has gained 45:22 on the field from Amsterdam 2023 to Heerenveen 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 9:38 quicker, so 55:00 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
809 days between Amsterdam 2023 and Amsterdam 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 47:48 better than 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
5 races · 5 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men1:08:13112/457Beat 76%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026, with Mats Hesel 6:13 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:13 behind the field: 6:34 slower on the clock, against 0:21 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 slower This pair6:34 slower -
Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:04 PB281/490Beat 43%
↑ 113 days after Amsterdam 2026 2:26 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:07 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:33 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:26 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:33 faster This athlete0:07 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men1:01:39 PB34/402Beat 92%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:11329/608Beat 46%
↑ 809 days after Amsterdam 2023 47:48 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
54:53 faster on the clock, and the race was 7:05 faster for everyone, so 47:48 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →7:05 faster This athlete54:53 faster -
Amsterdam4 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men2:20:041071/1079Beat 1%