Progress against the field
From Gent 2025 to Maastricht 2026, Thomas Vernaeckt got 7:34 faster than the field.
The clock says 10:18 faster, but the races themselves got 2:44 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Mechelen 2026 → Maastricht 2026: 11:22 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 · Men1:12:53 PB180/1119Beat 84%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026 11:22 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:35 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:47 slower for everyone: 11:22 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:47 slower This athlete9:35 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:22:28313/561Beat 44%
↑ 104 days after Gent 2025 3:48 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:43 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 4:31 faster for everyone, which leaves this 3:48 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:31 faster This athlete0:43 faster -
Gent12 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:23:11684/1428Beat 52%