Progress against the field
From Glasgow 2025 to Birmingham 2026, the field gained 7:44 on Iain McGowan.
Over the same races everyone got 13:39 quicker, so 5:55 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
10 races · 10 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:04 PB327/1442Beat 77%
↑ 198 days after Malaga 2026 0:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:37 better than the field: 0:58 faster on the clock, against 0:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 faster This athlete0:58 faster -
Malaga16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:02381/1036Beat 63%
↑ 36 days after Glasgow 2026 2:14 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:42 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 4:56 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:14 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:56 faster This athlete2:42 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:44182/613Beat 70%
↑ 49 days after Manchester 2026 2:35 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:35 behind the field: 0:10 slower on the clock, against 2:25 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:25 faster This athlete0:10 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:34509/1463Beat 65%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 0:28 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:39 slower on the clock, but the race was 1:07 slower for everyone, so this was 0:28 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:07 slower This athlete0:39 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:16:55875/2771Beat 68%
↑ 43 days after Birmingham 2025 4:36 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:36 behind the field: 1:34 slower on the clock, against 3:02 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:02 faster This athlete1:34 slower -
Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:15:21380/1600Beat 76%
↑ 145 days after Cardiff 2025 0:23 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:13 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:36 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:23 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This athlete2:13 faster -
Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:34216/639Beat 66%
↑ 70 days after Malaga 2025 0:26 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:12 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:38 slower for everyone: 0:26 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →0:38 slower This athlete0:12 slower -
Malaga21 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:22380/966Beat 61%
↑ 9 days after Glasgow 2025 0:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:37 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:04 faster for everyone, so 0:33 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:04 faster This athlete2:37 faster -
Glasgow12 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:19:59674/1588Beat 58%
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Malaga13 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:20:46248/547Beat 55%