Progress against the field
Matthew Crosse has dropped 1:33 behind the field from London Excel 2025 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 2:32 faster, but the races themselves got 4:05 quicker for everyone.
185 days between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 5:31 behind 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
5 races · 5 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:24757/1442Beat 48%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 5:31 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:31 behind the field: 3:48 slower on the clock, against 1:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:43 faster This athlete3:48 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:36 PB173/365Beat 53%
↑ 98 days after Manchester 2026 0:53 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:53 better than the field: 4:22 faster on the clock, against 3:29 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:29 faster This athlete4:22 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:58292/529Beat 45%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 3:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:58 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:07 slower for everyone: 3:05 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:07 slower This athlete1:58 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:28:561858/2779Beat 33%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:17:43 PB780/1099Beat 29%