Progress against the field
From Toronto 2025 to Houston 2026, the field gained 5:44 on Stephen Vobbe.
The clock says 5:23 faster, but the races themselves got 11:07 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Las Vegas 2026 → Houston 2026: 6:08 on the field in 34 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
6 races · 6 events
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Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · MenDNF—
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Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:28:46 PB490/1243Beat 61%
↑ 34 days after Las Vegas 2026 6:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:08 better than the field: 8:43 faster on the clock, against 2:35 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:35 faster This athlete8:43 faster -
Las Vegas20 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:37:291062/1739Beat 39%
↑ 91 days after Dallas 2025 0:58 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:11 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:09 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:58 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:09 faster This athlete1:11 faster -
Dallas21 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:38:401395/2078Beat 33%
↑ 49 days after Toronto 2025 10:54 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:54 behind the field: 4:31 slower on the clock, against 6:23 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:23 faster This athlete4:31 slower -
Chicago14 Nov 2025Doubles Open · Men1:21:38 PB560/905Beat 38%
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Toronto3 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:34:09261/507Beat 49%