Progress against the field
Between Warsaw 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Kai Gough pulled 1:50 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 1:29 quicker, so 3:19 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
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
3 races · 3 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:41407/677Beat 40%
↑ 175 days after Helsinki 2026 0:10 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:03 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:13 slower for everyone: 0:10 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →0:13 slower This athlete0:03 slower -
Helsinki9 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:38 PB540/913Beat 41%
↑ 23 days after Warsaw 2026 1:40 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:40 better than the field: 3:22 faster on the clock, against 1:42 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:42 faster This athlete3:22 faster -
Warsaw16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:00382/555Beat 31%