Progress against the field
From Birmingham 2025 to London Olympia 2026, Michael Beastall got 8:30 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 4:56 quicker, so 13:26 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Glasgow 2026 → London Olympia 2026: 13:15 on the field in 13 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
8 races · 7 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:39:311009/1035Beat 3%
↑ 283 days after Manchester 2026, with Mark Handley 0:03 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 3:51 faster on the clock, against 3:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:48 faster This pair3:51 faster -
Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:32:10 PB535/600Beat 11%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:38:31 PB739/848Beat 13%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:51:28 PB581/642Beat 10%
↑ 13 days after Glasgow 2026 13:15 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:15 better than the field: 15:29 faster on the clock, against 2:14 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:14 faster This athlete15:29 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men2:06:57565/595Beat 5%
↑ 97 days after London Excel 2025 7:20 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:20 behind the field: 7:40 slower on the clock, against 0:20 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:20 slower This athlete7:40 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:43:22385/404Beat 5%
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London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:59:172649/2771Beat 4%
↑ 43 days after Birmingham 2025 2:35 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:35 better than the field: 5:37 faster on the clock, against 3:02 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:02 faster This athlete5:37 faster -
Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men2:04:541753/1821Beat 4%