Progress against the field
Between Utrecht 2025 and Rotterdam 2026, Michael K Hughes lost 3:59 to the field.
The clock says 1:32 faster, but the races themselves got 5:31 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Mechelen 2026 → Rotterdam 2026: 2:21 in 20 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
7 races · 7 events
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men55:51 PB20/302Beat 93%
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Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:07:06 PB40/348Beat 89%
↑ 20 days after Mechelen 2026 2:21 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:58 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:23 slower for everyone: 2:21 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:23 slower This athlete0:58 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:08:04134/457Beat 71%
↑ 118 days after Utrecht 2025 6:20 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:34 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 6:54 faster for everyone, which leaves this 6:20 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →6:54 faster This athlete0:34 faster -
Utrecht28 Nov 2025Individual Pro · Men1:08:3812/102Beat 88%
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London3 May 2025Doubles Open · Men53:47 PB3/1010Beat 100%
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Manchester9 Nov 2024Doubles Pro · Men56:108/83Beat 90%
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Vienna - European Championship9 Feb 2024Individual Open · Men1:08:01 PB94/698Beat 87%