Progress against the field
From Amsterdam 2026 to Maastricht 2026, Jérôme Laval got 6:52 faster than the field.
The clock says 9:01 faster, but the races themselves got 2:09 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Rotterdam 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 22:34 in 157 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
4 races · 4 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:53428/1119Beat 62%
↑ 157 days after Rotterdam 2026 22:34 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
22:34 better than the field: 22:40 faster on the clock, against 0:06 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:06 faster This athlete22:40 faster -
Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:43:33461/556Beat 17%
↑ 20 days after Mechelen 2026 23:00 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
23:00 behind the field: 23:21 slower on the clock, against 0:21 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 slower This athlete23:21 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:12 PB578/1363Beat 58%
↑ 64 days after Amsterdam 2026 7:18 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:42 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:24 faster for everyone, so 7:18 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:24 faster This athlete9:42 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:541099/1620Beat 32%