Progress against the field
Between Malaga 2026 and Rome 2026, Niamh Merrison pulled 6:04 ahead of the field.
The clock says 3:31 faster, but the races themselves got 2:33 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Women, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
5 races · 5 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:10:58121/549Beat 78%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026, with Dominic Richards 3:23 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:23 behind the field: 1:46 slower on the clock, against 1:37 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:37 faster This pair1:46 slower -
Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Women1:20:06 PB38/334Beat 89%
↑ 160 days after Malaga 2026 6:04 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 2:33 slower for everyone and the clock still says 3:31 faster: 6:04 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:33 slower This athlete3:31 faster -
Tenerife4 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Women1:12:32 PB22/414Beat 95%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:12 PB51/361Beat 86%
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Malaga16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women1:23:3786/329Beat 74%