Progress against the field
Between Malaga 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Sam Archer lost 12:32 to the field.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 12:11 slower on the clock is close to the whole story.
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
2 races · 2 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:39:321088/1442Beat 25%
↑ 198 days after Malaga 2026 12:32 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
12:32 behind the field: 12:11 slower on the clock, against 0:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 faster This athlete12:11 slower -
Malaga16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:21 PB750/1036Beat 28%