Progress against the field
Between Amsterdam 2026 and Hamburg 2026, Patrick Thole pulled 9:22 ahead of the field.
The clock says 10:05 faster, but the races themselves got 0:43 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
7 races · 7 events
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Hamburg28 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:5386/381Beat 77%
↑ 280 days after Amsterdam 2026 9:22 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:05 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:43 faster for everyone, so 9:22 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:43 faster This athlete10:05 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:581009/1620Beat 38%
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Belgium5 Apr 2025Doubles Open · Men1:07:58 PB217/898Beat 76%
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Karlsruhe1 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:19:44330/1208Beat 73%
↑ 315 days after Berlin 2024 4:30 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:00 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:30 slower for everyone: 4:30 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:30 slower This athlete7:00 slower -
Berlin20 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:12:44 PB270/953Beat 72%
↑ 154 days after Hamburg 2023 3:38 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:59 faster on the clock, and the race was 6:21 faster for everyone, so 3:38 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →6:21 faster This athlete9:59 faster -
Hamburg18 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:22:43285/737Beat 61%
↑ 196 days after Hannover 2023 5:59 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:59 behind the field: 4:29 slower on the clock, against 1:30 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:30 faster This athlete4:29 slower -
Hannover6 May 2023Individual Open · Men1:18:14116/354Beat 67%