Progress against the field
From Glasgow 2023 to Barcelona 2026, William Matthews got 0:23 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 17:32 quicker, so 17:55 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
259 days between Glasgow 2023 and Dublin 2023 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 10:07 better than the field.
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
10 races · 9 events
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Barcelona14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:07:55 PB114/1158Beat 90%
↑ 64 days after Glasgow 2026 1:57 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:31 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:34 faster for everyone, so 1:57 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:34 faster This athlete3:31 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:11:26246/1452Beat 83%
↑ 119 days after Dublin 2025 1:52 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:36 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:16 faster for everyone: 1:52 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:16 faster This athlete1:36 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:01:52 PB284/2102Beat 87%
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Dublin12 Nov 2025Relay · Mixed1:13:5127/36Beat 25%
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Dublin12 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:09:50138/898Beat 85%
↑ 245 days after Glasgow 2025 1:45 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:56 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:11 faster for everyone, so 1:45 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:11 faster This athlete4:56 faster -
Glasgow12 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:46435/1445Beat 70%
↑ 117 days after Dublin 2024 8:25 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:19 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:06 faster for everyone: 8:25 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:06 faster This athlete5:19 slower -
Dublin15 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:09:27103/1221Beat 92%
↑ 258 days after Glasgow 2024 0:39 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:41 faster on the clock, yet the race was 5:20 faster for everyone, so 0:39 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:20 faster This athlete4:41 faster -
Glasgow2 Mar 2024Individual Open · Men1:14:08293/1784Beat 84%
↑ 126 days after Dublin 2023 2:30 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:24 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 7:54 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:30 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →7:54 faster This athlete5:24 faster -
Dublin28 Oct 2023Individual Open · Men1:19:32107/777Beat 86%
↑ 259 days after Glasgow 2023 10:07 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:18 faster on the clock in a race that was 3:49 slower for everyone: 10:07 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:49 slower This athlete6:18 faster -
Glasgow11 Feb 2023Individual Open · Men1:25:50520/974Beat 47%