Progress against the field
Between London 2024 and Glasgow 2026, Kevin Shepherd pulled 16:56 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 7:20 quicker, so 24:16 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
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
8 races · 8 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:36:16 PB613/693Beat 12%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:28:52369/595Beat 38%
↑ 97 days after London Excel 2025 10:17 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:37 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:20 slower for everyone: 10:17 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:20 slower This athlete10:37 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:17:24 PB235/398Beat 41%
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London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:18:15 PB981/2771Beat 65%
↑ 215 days after London 2025 2:14 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:56 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:42 faster for everyone, so 2:14 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:42 faster This athlete3:56 faster -
Birmingham22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:24 PB180/954Beat 81%
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London3 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:22:11958/1917Beat 50%
↑ 52 days after Glasgow 2025 2:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:52 better than the field: 4:59 faster on the clock, against 2:07 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:07 faster This athlete4:59 faster -
Glasgow12 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:27:10953/1588Beat 40%
↑ 103 days after London 2024 22:07 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
22:07 better than the field: 25:58 faster on the clock, against 3:51 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:51 faster This athlete25:58 faster -
London29 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:53:081493/1637Beat 9%