Progress against the field
Between Barcelona 2023 and Barcelona 2026, Marc Ballbe pulled 2:23 ahead of the field.
The clock says 14:03 faster, but the races themselves got 11:40 quicker for everyone.
The field was beaten in 3 of 4 comparisons.
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
7 races · 7 events
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Barcelona14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:38:35990/1158Beat 15%
↑ 168 days after Madrid 2025 1:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:57 faster on the clock, and the race was 5:21 faster for everyone, so 1:36 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →5:21 faster This athlete6:57 faster -
Bilbao7 Feb 2026Doubles Open · Men1:09:40 PB451/861Beat 48%
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Madrid27 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:45:321236/1361Beat 9%
↑ 216 days after Barcelona 2025 15:00 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:00 behind the field: 13:41 slower on the clock, against 1:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:19 faster This athlete13:41 slower -
Valencia17 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:29:09477/527Beat 10%
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Barcelona25 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:31:51 PB812/1106Beat 27%
↑ 181 days after Madrid 2024 4:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:15 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:10 faster for everyone, so 4:05 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:10 faster This athlete7:15 faster -
Madrid26 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:39:06840/1066Beat 21%
↑ 343 days after Barcelona 2023 11:42 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:32 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:50 faster for everyone, so 11:42 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:50 faster This athlete13:32 faster -
Barcelona18 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:52:38554/594Beat 7%