Progress against the field
From London 2022 to Barcelona 2026, Matt Kelly got 9:15 faster than the field.
The clock says 19:52 faster, but the races themselves got 10:37 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from London 2022 → London 2023: 12:19 in 372 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
5 races · 5 events
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Barcelona14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:5571/643Beat 89%
↑ 113 days after Manchester 2026 3:16 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:16 behind the field: 0:09 slower on the clock, against 3:07 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:07 faster This athlete0:09 slower -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:15:15 PB113/206Beat 45%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:46 PB204/1463Beat 86%
↑ 787 days after London 2023 0:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:12 better than the field: 3:48 faster on the clock, against 3:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:36 faster This athlete3:48 faster -
London26 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:13:34257/1865Beat 86%
↑ 372 days after London 2022 12:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
16:13 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:54 faster for everyone, so 12:19 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:54 faster This athlete16:13 faster -
London19 Nov 2022Individual Open · Men1:29:47449/865Beat 48%