Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Heerenveen 2026, Erwin Pijper pulled 2:34 ahead of the field.
The clock says 4:00 faster, but the races themselves got 1:26 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Mechelen 2026 → Rotterdam 2026: 7:16 on the field in 20 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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Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Open · Men2:04:38932/966Beat 4%
↑ 29 days after Rotterdam 2026 4:42 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:55 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:47 faster for everyone: 4:42 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:47 faster This athlete2:55 slower -
Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men2:01:43 PB395/401Beat 2%
↑ 20 days after Mechelen 2026 7:16 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:21 slower for everyone and the clock still says 6:55 faster: 7:16 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 slower This athlete6:55 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men2:08:381337/1363Beat 2%