Progress against the field
James Gray has gained 15:52 on the field from London Excel 2025 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 18:29 faster, but the races themselves got 2:37 quicker for everyone.
283 days between Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 20:33 better than 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
3 races · 3 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:53:23 PB620/677Beat 8%
↑ 283 days after Manchester 2026 20:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
20:33 better than the field: 24:17 faster on the clock, against 3:44 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:44 faster This athlete24:17 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men2:17:401447/1463Beat 1%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 4:41 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:41 behind the field: 5:48 slower on the clock, against 1:07 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:07 slower This athlete5:48 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men2:11:522725/2771Beat 2%