Progress against the field
From Manchester 2022 to London Olympia 2026, the field gained 19:45 on Martin Boyce.
Over the same races everyone got 29:10 quicker, so 9:25 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 334 days between London 2023 and Birmingham 2024, still ended 6:06 ahead of the field.
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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
19 races · 19 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:03:44 PB110/600Beat 82%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:12:43145/897Beat 84%
↑ 13 days after Glasgow 2026 0:39 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:35 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:14 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:39 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:14 faster This athlete1:35 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:18346/1452Beat 76%
↑ 49 days after Manchester 2026 2:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:37 better than the field: 5:02 faster on the clock, against 2:25 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:25 faster This athlete5:02 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:20200/551Beat 64%
↑ 91 days after Birmingham 2025 7:04 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:01 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:03 faster for everyone: 7:04 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:03 faster This athlete6:01 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:05:30471/1815Beat 74%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:19283/1600Beat 82%
↑ 145 days after Cardiff 2025 3:32 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:08 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:36 faster for everyone, so 3:32 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This athlete6:08 faster -
Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:19:27582/1401Beat 59%
↑ 27 days after London 2025 7:50 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:50 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:00 slower for everyone: 7:50 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:00 slower This athlete8:50 slower -
London3 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:10:37 PB317/1917Beat 84%
↑ 52 days after Glasgow 2025 1:40 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:27 faster on the clock, yet the race was 2:07 faster for everyone, so 1:40 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:07 faster This athlete0:27 faster -
Glasgow12 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:11:04278/1445Beat 81%
↑ 138 days after Birmingham 2024 3:15 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:15 better than the field: 8:36 faster on the clock, against 5:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:21 faster This athlete8:36 faster -
London29 Nov 2024Doubles Open · Men1:05:45191/984Beat 81%
↑ 20 days after Manchester 2024, with John Steventon 0:25 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:46 faster on the clock, yet the race was 2:11 faster for everyone, so 0:25 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:11 faster This pair1:46 faster -
Manchester9 Nov 2024Doubles Open · Men1:07:31262/719Beat 64%
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Birmingham25 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:19:40625/1916Beat 67%
↑ 334 days after London 2023 6:06 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:59 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:53 faster for everyone, so 6:06 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:53 faster This athlete6:59 faster -
Glasgow2 Mar 2024Individual Pro · Men1:26:40 PB128/194Beat 34%
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London26 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:26:39973/1865Beat 48%
↑ 36 days after Birmingham 2023 13:48 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:48 behind the field: 9:23 slower on the clock, against 4:25 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:25 faster This athlete9:23 slower -
Birmingham21 Oct 2023Individual Open · Men1:17:16254/1182Beat 79%
↑ 252 days after Glasgow 2023 0:43 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:03 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:46 slower for everyone: 0:43 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →1:46 slower This athlete1:03 slower -
Glasgow11 Feb 2023Individual Open · Men1:16:13281/974Beat 71%
↑ 14 days after Manchester 2023 13:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:33 better than the field: 19:25 faster on the clock, against 5:52 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:52 faster This athlete19:25 faster -
Manchester28 Jan 2023Individual Open · Men1:35:38396/649Beat 39%
↑ 105 days after Birmingham 2022 18:07 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
18:07 behind the field: 17:49 slower on the clock, against 0:18 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:18 faster This athlete17:49 slower -
Birmingham15 Oct 2022Individual Open · Men1:17:49229/960Beat 76%
↑ 259 days after Manchester 2022 0:23 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:19 faster on the clock, yet the race was 4:42 faster for everyone, so 0:23 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:42 faster This athlete4:19 faster -
Manchester29 Jan 2022Individual Open · Men1:22:08175/476Beat 63%