Progress against the field
Between Phoenix 2026 and Houston 2026, erik merzon lost 4:40 to the field.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 4:47 slower on the clock is close to the whole story.
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
2 races · 2 events
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Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:40:24269/353Beat 24%
↑ 56 days after Phoenix 2026 4:40 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:47 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:07 slower for everyone: 4:40 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete4:47 slower -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Men1:35:37 PB514/634Beat 19%