Progress against the field
From Amsterdam 2026 to Maastricht 2026, David Bender got 11:35 faster than the field.
The clock says 13:49 faster, but the races themselves got 2:14 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Amsterdam 2026 → Rotterdam 2026: 7:58 on the field in 84 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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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:38 PB202/394Beat 49%
↑ 157 days after Rotterdam 2026 3:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:37 better than the field: 3:43 faster on the clock, against 0:06 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:06 faster This athlete3:43 faster -
Heerenveen14 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:14:34 PB244/434Beat 44%
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Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:31:21350/570Beat 39%
↑ 84 days after Amsterdam 2026 7:58 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:58 better than the field: 10:06 faster on the clock, against 2:08 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:08 faster This athlete10:06 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:27455/570Beat 20%