Progress against the field
Nico Watkins has gained 6:08 on the field from Berlin 2025 to Birmingham 2026.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 6:12 faster on the clock is close to the whole story.
The largest gain on the field came from Malaga 2026 → Gdansk 2026: 4:20 in 177 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
11 races · 11 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:30225/1442Beat 84%
↑ 21 days after Gdansk 2026 0:23 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:23 better than the field: 1:42 faster on the clock, against 1:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:19 faster This athlete1:42 faster -
Gdansk10 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:12:12199/1349Beat 85%
↑ 177 days after Malaga 2026 4:20 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:40 slower on the clock in a race that was 6:00 slower for everyone: 4:20 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →6:00 slower This athlete1:40 slower -
Malaga16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:3288/474Beat 81%
↑ 23 days after EMEA London Olympia 2026 2:18 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:18 behind the field: 1:01 slower on the clock, against 1:17 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:17 faster This athlete1:01 slower -
EMEA London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:31 PB389/958Beat 59%
↑ 45 days after Bilbao 2026 2:28 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:21 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:07 slower for everyone: 2:28 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete2:21 faster -
Bilbao7 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:11:52437/1500Beat 71%
↑ 65 days after London Excel 2025 1:11 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:50 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:01 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:11 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:01 faster This athlete1:50 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:42615/2771Beat 78%
↑ 7 days after Madrid 2025 0:46 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:50 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:36 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:46 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:36 faster This athlete2:50 faster -
Madrid27 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:16:32400/1361Beat 71%
↑ 41 days after Valencia 2025 0:47 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:05 faster on the clock, yet the race was 0:52 faster for everyone, so 0:47 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:52 faster This athlete0:05 faster -
Valencia17 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:16:37327/1018Beat 68%
↑ 154 days after Berlin 2025 3:59 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:05 faster on the clock in a race that was 3:54 slower for everyone: 3:59 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:54 slower This athlete0:05 faster -
Rome26 Sep 2025Individual Pro · Men1:23:03 PB185/276Beat 33%
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Berlin16 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:16:42704/1851Beat 62%
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World ChampionshipsDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:18:5514/88Beat 84%