Progress against the field
Between Glasgow 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Mike Seal lost 7:27 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 5:17 quicker, so 2:10 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 198 days between Malaga 2026 and Birmingham 2026, cost 5:08 on the field.
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
3 races · 3 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:09553/1442Beat 62%
↑ 198 days after Malaga 2026 5:08 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:08 behind the field: 4:47 slower on the clock, against 0:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 faster This athlete4:47 slower -
Malaga16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:22 PB391/1036Beat 62%
↑ 36 days after Glasgow 2026 2:19 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:37 faster on the clock, yet the race was 4:56 faster for everyone, so 2:19 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:56 faster This athlete2:37 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:59502/1452Beat 65%