Progress against the field
Paul Taplin has gained 11:50 on the field from Manchester 2024 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 20:24 faster, but the races themselves got 8:34 quicker for everyone.
Ahead of the field 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
5 races · 5 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:34:32 PB983/1442Beat 32%
↑ 221 days after London Olympia 2026 13:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:12 better than the field: 14:41 faster on the clock, against 1:29 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:29 faster This athlete14:41 faster -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:49:13787/897Beat 12%
↑ 110 days after London Excel 2025 13:32 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
11:38 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:54 faster for everyone: 13:32 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:54 faster This athlete11:38 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:37:352269/2779Beat 18%
↑ 215 days after London 2025 10:27 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:27 better than the field: 12:09 faster on the clock, against 1:42 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:42 faster This athlete12:09 faster -
London3 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:49:441779/1917Beat 7%
↑ 175 days after Manchester 2024 1:43 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:12 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:29 faster for everyone, so 1:43 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:29 faster This athlete5:12 faster -
Manchester9 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:54:561147/1206Beat 5%