Progress against the field
Between Rome 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Ian Whillans and Rick Whitehead lost 2:52 to the field.
The clock says 0:53 slower, but the races themselves got 1:59 quicker for everyone.
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
4 races · 4 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:03:3690/605Beat 85%
↑ 38 days after Rome 2026, with Rick Whitehead 2:52 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:53 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:59 faster for everyone: 2:52 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:59 faster This pair0:53 slower -
Rome23 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men1:02:43 PB38/429Beat 91%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Relay · Men1:03:0621/58Beat 64%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:09:4588/189Beat 53%