Progress against the field
Between London 2024 and Birmingham 2026, Richard Rees lost 10:01 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 15:43 quicker, so 5:42 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
185 days between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 1:55 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
10 races · 9 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:06:11112/1442Beat 92%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 1:55 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:12 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:43 faster for everyone: 1:55 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:43 faster This athlete0:12 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:05:5949/913Beat 95%
↑ 98 days after Manchester 2026 3:58 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:58 behind the field: 0:29 slower on the clock, against 3:29 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:29 faster This athlete0:29 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:05:3030/551Beat 95%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 2:18 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:18 behind the field: 3:25 slower on the clock, against 1:07 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:07 slower This athlete3:25 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men53:08 PB6/1815Beat 100%
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London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:02:05 PB52/2771Beat 98%
↑ 43 days after Birmingham 2025 1:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:46 better than the field: 4:48 faster on the clock, against 3:02 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:02 faster This athlete4:48 faster -
Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:06:53105/1600Beat 93%
↑ 145 days after Cardiff 2025 2:42 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:42 behind the field: 0:06 slower on the clock, against 2:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This athlete0:06 slower -
Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:06:4736/639Beat 94%
↑ 27 days after London 2025 2:06 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:00 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:06 faster: 2:06 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:00 slower This athlete1:06 faster -
London3 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:07:53199/1917Beat 90%
↑ 99 days after Manchester 2025 1:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:26 faster on the clock, and the race was 4:40 faster for everyone, so 1:46 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →4:40 faster This athlete6:26 faster -
Manchester24 Jan 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:19345/1191Beat 71%
↑ 56 days after London 2024 4:46 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:46 behind the field: 2:26 slower on the clock, against 2:20 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:20 faster This athlete2:26 slower -
London29 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:11:53115/688Beat 83%