Progress against the field
From Houston 2026 to Toronto 2026, Carolyn Watkins got 1:32 faster than the field.
The clock says 0:03 faster, but the races themselves got 1:29 slower for everyone.
The biggest step was Houston 2026 → Stockholm 2026: 3:21 on the field in 84 days.
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 Pro · Women, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
17 races · 11 events
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Tampa22 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Women56:52 PB2/206Beat 99%
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Tampa22 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Women1:02:344/205Beat 98%
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Boston8 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed56:46 PB2/263Beat 99%
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Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Women1:02:393/224Beat 99%
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Toronto1 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Women1:03:384/231Beat 98%
↑ 28 days after Washington DC 2026 0:34 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:49 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:23 slower for everyone: 0:34 gained on the field, which the clock hides.
The fieldCompare these two →1:23 slower This athlete0:49 slower -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Doubles Pro · Women57:362/223Beat 99%
↑ 77 days after Stockholm 2026, with Carla Flores perez 0:38 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:31 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 1:09 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:38 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:09 faster This pair0:31 faster -
Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Women1:02:496/289Beat 98%
↑ 77 days after Stockholm 2026 2:23 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:23 behind the field: 0:25 slower on the clock, against 1:58 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:58 faster This athlete0:25 slower -
Stockholm18 Jun 2026Doubles Pro · Women58:075/689Beat 99%
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Stockholm18 Jun 2026Individual Pro · Women1:02:2419/751Beat 98%
↑ 84 days after Houston 2026 3:21 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 2:04 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:17 faster: 3:21 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:04 slower This athlete1:17 faster -
Houston26 Mar 2026Doubles Pro · Women59:164/359Beat 99%
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Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Women1:03:415/240Beat 98%
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Las Vegas20 Feb 2026Individual Pro · Women1:04:504/240Beat 98%
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Boston26 Sep 2025Individual Pro · Women1:01:33 PB2/159Beat 99%
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Houston15 Mar 2025Relay · Mixed58:341/46Beat 98%
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Houston15 Mar 2025Individual Pro · Women1:04:221/141Beat 99%
↑ 112 days after Dallas 2024 0:57 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:17 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:20 faster for everyone, so 0:57 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:20 faster This athlete3:17 faster -
Dallas23 Nov 2024Individual Pro · Women1:07:394/95Beat 96%
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World ChampionshipsDate unknownIndividual Pro · Women1:03:368/470Beat 98%