Progress against the field
Between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Liam Shields pulled 3:05 ahead of the field.
The clock says 5:14 faster, but the races themselves got 2:09 quicker 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. The summary above covers Individual Pro · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
7 races · 4 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:05:54 PB128/1159Beat 89%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026, with Lisa Marie Evans 3:49 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:26 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:37 faster for everyone, so 3:49 of it was this pair.
The fieldCompare these two →1:37 faster This pair5:26 faster -
Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:07:18 PB148/693Beat 79%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 3:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:14 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:09 faster for everyone, so 3:05 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:09 faster This athlete5:14 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:11:2090/491Beat 82%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:12:32160/533Beat 70%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Relay · Mixed1:18:2463/119Beat 47%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:04:20 PB51/1452Beat 97%
↑ 97 days after London Excel 2025 3:10 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:20 slower for everyone and the clock still says 2:50 faster: 3:10 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:20 slower This athlete2:50 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:07:10249/2779Beat 91%