Progress against the field
Between Manchester 2025 and Birmingham 2026, Anton Bedford lost 15:26 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 7:23 quicker, so 8:03 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
283 days between Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 14:36 behind 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.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:41:501121/1442Beat 22%
↑ 283 days after Manchester 2026 14:36 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
14:36 behind the field: 10:52 slower on the clock, against 3:44 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:44 faster This athlete10:52 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:58983/1463Beat 33%
↑ 117 days after Oslo 2025 4:34 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:34 behind the field: 3:36 slower on the clock, against 0:58 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:58 faster This athlete3:36 slower -
Oslo26 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:27:22 PB533/935Beat 43%
↑ 245 days after Manchester 2025 3:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:44 better than the field: 6:25 faster on the clock, against 2:41 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:41 faster This athlete6:25 faster -
Manchester24 Jan 2025Individual Open · Men1:33:47902/1191Beat 24%