Progress against the field
From Utrecht 2025 to Mechelen 2026, Niek Heethaar got 8:21 faster than the field.
The clock says 15:15 faster, but the races themselves got 6:54 quicker for everyone.
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 Pro · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:07 PB86/687Beat 88%
↑ 128 days after Heerenveen 2026, with Katoo Koenen 10:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:53 slower for everyone and the clock still says 9:15 faster: 10:08 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:53 slower This pair9:15 faster -
Heerenveen14 May 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:18:22209/461Beat 55%
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:31:15 PB404/457Beat 12%
↑ 118 days after Utrecht 2025 8:21 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:21 better than the field: 15:15 faster on the clock, against 6:54 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:54 faster This athlete15:15 faster -
Utrecht28 Nov 2025Individual Pro · Men1:46:30198/215Beat 8%