Progress against the field
Between Maastricht 2025 and Maastricht 2026, Hajo Beckers pulled 2:51 ahead of the field.
The clock says 5:57 faster, but the races themselves got 3:06 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Cologne 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 3:37 on the field 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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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:44:24 PB952/1119Beat 15%
↑ 156 days after Cologne 2026 3:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:25 slower for everyone and the clock still says 3:12 faster: 3:37 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:25 slower This athlete3:12 faster -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:47:36791/924Beat 14%
↑ 209 days after Maastricht 2025 0:46 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:45 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:31 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:46 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:31 faster This athlete2:45 faster -
Maastricht19 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:50:211168/1352Beat 14%