Progress against the field
From Mechelen 2026 to Birmingham 2026, Chris Smith got 18:19 faster than the field.
The clock says 20:23 faster, but the races themselves got 2:04 quicker for everyone.
181 days between Mechelen 2026 and Rome 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 22:52 better than 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
17 races · 13 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:08:13319/476Beat 33%
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:02:2328/677Beat 96%
↑ 38 days after Rome 2026 4:33 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:21 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:12 faster for everyone: 4:33 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:12 faster This athlete1:21 slower -
Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:01:02 PB8/1062Beat 99%
↑ 181 days after Mechelen 2026 22:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
21:44 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:08 slower for everyone: 22:52 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:08 slower This athlete21:44 faster -
Malaga16 Apr 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:05:36 PB165/343Beat 52%
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:46318/561Beat 43%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men1:08:16 PB277/813Beat 66%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:31:06720/887Beat 19%
↑ 298 days after Cardiff 2025, with Emma Smith 0:01 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 0:59 faster on the clock, against 0:58 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:58 faster This pair0:59 faster -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:0671/642Beat 89%
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Bangkok 120 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:12:38150/2401Beat 94%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:05:1627/613Beat 96%
↑ 97 days after London Excel 2025 40:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:20 slower for everyone and the clock still says 40:00 faster: 40:20 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:20 slower This athlete40:00 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:22:08635/794Beat 20%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:00:18 PB28/824Beat 97%
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London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:45:162489/2779Beat 10%
↑ 236 days after Warsaw 2025 30:16 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
30:16 behind the field: 32:03 slower on the clock, against 1:47 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:47 slower This athlete32:03 slower -
Cardiff30 May 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:32:05410/470Beat 13%
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Warsaw12 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:13191/768Beat 75%
↑ 78 days after Manchester 2025 0:43 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:26 faster on the clock, yet the race was 5:09 faster for everyone, so 0:43 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:09 faster This athlete4:26 faster -
Manchester24 Jan 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:39443/1191Beat 63%
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Birmingham25 Oct 2024Relay · Mixed1:40:4436/40Beat 10%