Progress against the field
Between Glasgow 2026 and Birmingham 2026, John Brennan pulled 9:23 ahead of the field.
The clock says 16:01 faster, but the races themselves got 6:38 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Glasgow 2026 → Malaga 2026: 18:22 in 36 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
6 races · 6 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:01319/677Beat 53%
↑ 170 days after Barcelona 2026 9:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:12 better than the field: 10:28 faster on the clock, against 1:16 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete10:28 faster -
Barcelona14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:29407/549Beat 26%
↑ 28 days after Malaga 2026 18:11 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
17:45 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:26 faster for everyone: 18:11 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:26 faster This athlete17:45 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:22:57 PB479/848Beat 44%
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Malaga16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:44 PB367/1036Beat 65%
↑ 36 days after Glasgow 2026 18:22 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
23:18 faster on the clock, and the race was 4:56 faster for everyone, so 18:22 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →4:56 faster This athlete23:18 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:02455/613Beat 26%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:23:32150/297Beat 50%