Progress against the field
Michel Bournons has dropped 4:35 behind the field from Rotterdam 2024 to Mechelen 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 12:44 quicker, so 8:09 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
6 races · 6 events
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:481032/1363Beat 24%
↑ 119 days after Madrid 2025 0:42 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:42 better than the field: 6:20 faster on the clock, against 5:38 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:38 faster This athlete6:20 faster -
Madrid27 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:39:081142/1361Beat 16%
↑ 236 days after Belgium 2025 0:50 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:27 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:17 slower for everyone: 0:50 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →1:17 slower This athlete0:27 slower -
Belgium5 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:38:411287/1638Beat 21%
↑ 177 days after Amsterdam 2024 11:33 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:57 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:36 faster for everyone: 11:33 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:36 faster This athlete9:57 slower -
Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:28:44 PB354/659Beat 46%
↑ 187 days after Rotterdam 2024 5:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:26 better than the field: 12:13 faster on the clock, against 6:47 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:47 faster This athlete12:13 faster -
Rotterdam6 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:40:571033/1380Beat 25%
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Barcelona18 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:42:20497/594Beat 16%