Progress against the field
Between Las Vegas 2026 and Tampa 2026, Larry Alvarez pulled 2:43 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 9:48 quicker, so 12:31 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The field was beaten in 3 of 4 comparisons.
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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Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:24 PB137/304Beat 55%
↑ 14 days after Boston 2026 2:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:49 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:16 faster for everyone, so 2:33 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:16 faster This athlete4:49 faster -
Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:13137/250Beat 45%
↑ 188 days after Miami 2026 5:38 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:38 behind the field: 2:32 slower on the clock, against 3:06 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:06 faster This athlete2:32 slower -
Miami3 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:31:41812/1462Beat 45%
↑ 8 days after Houston 2026 0:40 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:31 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:51 faster for everyone, so 0:40 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:51 faster This athlete2:31 faster -
Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:12309/653Beat 53%
↑ 34 days after Las Vegas 2026 5:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:08 better than the field: 7:43 faster on the clock, against 2:35 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:35 faster This athlete7:43 faster -
Las Vegas20 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:551206/1739Beat 31%