Progress against the field
Between Glasgow 2026 and Rome 2026, David James pulled 16:14 ahead of the field.
The clock says 17:44 faster, but the races themselves got 1:30 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Cardiff 2026 → Rome 2026: 12:51 on the field in 147 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.
Every race
6 races · 5 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:34:09 PB600/693Beat 13%
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Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:41 PB264/535Beat 51%
↑ 147 days after Cardiff 2026 12:51 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:33 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:18 slower for everyone: 12:51 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:18 slower This athlete11:33 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:13:21 PB227/302Beat 25%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:35:14284/365Beat 22%
↑ 49 days after Glasgow 2026 3:23 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:23 better than the field: 6:11 faster on the clock, against 2:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:48 faster This athlete6:11 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:251197/1452Beat 18%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:19:59 PB890/1177Beat 24%