Progress against the field
Between London Olympia 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Joe Cole lost 3:53 to the field.
The clock says 0:54 slower, but the races themselves got 2:59 quicker for everyone.
185 days between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 9:54 better than 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 · Men1:05:0454/677Beat 92%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 9:54 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:37 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:43 faster for everyone, so 9:54 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:43 faster This athlete11:37 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:41276/913Beat 70%
↑ 36 days after London Olympia 2026 13:47 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:47 behind the field: 12:31 slower on the clock, against 1:16 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete12:31 slower -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:04:10 PB31/716Beat 96%