Progress against the field
ross wickenden has gained 0:20 on the field from Cardiff 2026 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 2:14 faster, but the races themselves got 1:54 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Rome 2026 → Birmingham 2026: 3:21 in 38 days.
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 Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
7 races · 7 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:51 PB319/1442Beat 78%
↑ 38 days after Rome 2026 3:21 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:21 better than the field: 6:33 faster on the clock, against 3:12 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:12 faster This athlete6:33 faster -
Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:24412/1062Beat 61%
↑ 147 days after Cardiff 2026 3:01 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:19 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:18 slower for everyone: 3:01 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:18 slower This athlete4:19 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:05127/466Beat 73%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:21:32 PB484/887Beat 45%
↑ 117 days after Madrid 2025, with megan wickenden 4:58 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:58 better than the field: 9:56 faster on the clock, against 4:58 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:58 faster This pair9:56 faster -
Copenhagen13 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:39354/900Beat 61%
↑ 142 days after Birmingham 2025 11:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:09 better than the field: 14:07 faster on the clock, against 2:58 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:58 faster This athlete14:07 faster -
Madrid27 Nov 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:31:28604/789Beat 23%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:35:461173/1600Beat 27%