Progress against the field
Arjen De Smet has dropped 6:01 behind the field from Mechelen 2026 to Maastricht 2026.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 6:16 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
5 races · 5 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:2996/546Beat 82%
↑ 157 days after Rotterdam 2026 4:30 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:24 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:06 faster for everyone: 4:30 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:06 faster This athlete4:24 slower -
Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:0556/556Beat 90%
↑ 20 days after Mechelen 2026 1:31 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:31 behind the field: 1:52 slower on the clock, against 0:21 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 slower This athlete1:52 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:08:13 PB89/747Beat 88%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:14 PB85/506Beat 83%
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Gent12 Dec 2025Individual Pro · Men1:24:33 PB196/305Beat 36%