Progress against the field
From London Olympia 2026 to Birmingham 2026, Robert Stephens got 0:58 faster than the field.
The clock says 3:57 faster, but the races themselves got 2:59 quicker for everyone.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 185 days between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026, still ended 5:34 ahead of the field.
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 · Men1:09:09 PB60/359Beat 83%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 5:34 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:34 better than the field: 7:17 faster on the clock, against 1:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:43 faster This athlete7:17 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:26131/466Beat 72%
↑ 36 days after London Olympia 2026 4:36 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:20 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:16 faster for everyone: 4:36 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete3:20 slower -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:06157/897Beat 83%