Progress against the field
Between Phoenix 2026 and Salt Lake City 2026, Michael Sapp pulled 16:19 ahead of the field.
The clock says 15:46 faster, but the races themselves got 0:33 slower 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
2 races · 2 events
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Salt Lake City19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:09 PB135/322Beat 58%
↑ 233 days after Phoenix 2026 16:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:33 slower for everyone and the clock still says 15:46 faster: 16:19 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:33 slower This athlete15:46 faster -
Phoenix29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:45:55454/616Beat 26%