Progress against the field
Between Madrid 2024 and Birmingham 2026, James Cross pulled 20:06 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 14:07 quicker, so 34:13 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
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 Open · Men1:27:14790/1442Beat 45%
↑ 735 days after Madrid 2024 20:06 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
20:06 better than the field: 34:13 faster on the clock, against 14:07 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →14:07 faster This athlete34:13 faster -
Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:09 PB393/677Beat 42%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:10:51 PB240/522Beat 54%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:15:08503/794Beat 37%
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Dublin12 Nov 2025Doubles Open · Men1:27:19707/777Beat 9%
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Madrid26 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men2:01:271030/1066Beat 3%