Progress against the field
Between Cologne 2026 and Karlsruhe 2026, Pietro Putignano pulled 2:49 ahead of the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 2:53 faster on the clock is the real picture.
The largest gain on the field came from Cologne 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 5:39 in 156 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
3 races · 3 events
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Karlsruhe1 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:12210/321Beat 35%
↑ 12 days after Maastricht 2026 2:50 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:50 behind the field: 2:21 slower on the clock, against 0:29 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:29 faster This athlete2:21 slower -
Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:31:51 PB735/1119Beat 34%
↑ 156 days after Cologne 2026 5:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:25 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:14 faster: 5:39 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:25 slower This athlete5:14 faster -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:37:05199/269Beat 26%