Progress against the field
Between Helsinki 2026 and Gdansk 2026, Esa-Pekka Leppänen pulled 4:09 ahead of the field.
The clock says 2:39 faster, but the races themselves got 1:30 slower for everyone.
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
2 races · 2 events
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Gdansk10 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:24:08 PB541/1349Beat 60%
↑ 154 days after Helsinki 2026 4:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:39 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:30 slower for everyone: 4:09 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:30 slower This athlete2:39 faster -
Helsinki9 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:47544/913Beat 40%