Progress against the field
Thom Van Essen has gained 9:26 on the field from Amsterdam 2026 to Maastricht 2026.
The clock says 10:03 faster, but the races themselves got 0:37 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Mechelen 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 5:42 on the field in 177 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 · Men1:11:49 PB152/1119Beat 86%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026 5:42 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:47 slower for everyone and the clock still says 3:55 faster: 5:42 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:47 slower This athlete3:55 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:44240/747Beat 68%
↑ 64 days after Amsterdam 2026 3:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:08 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:24 faster for everyone, so 3:44 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:24 faster This athlete6:08 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:52713/1620Beat 56%