Progress against the field
Valerie Bellemare has gained 4:39 on the field from Ottawa 2026 to Boston 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 3:41 quicker, so 8:20 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Ottawa 2026 → Washington DC 2026: 7:34 on the field in 112 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.
Every race
5 races · 4 events
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Boston8 Oct 2026Relay · Women1:17:4116/78Beat 80%
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Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Women1:22:4798/722Beat 86%
↑ 35 days after Washington DC 2026 2:55 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:55 behind the field: 2:18 slower on the clock, against 0:37 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:37 faster This athlete2:18 slower -
Toronto1 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:20:35 PB205/679Beat 70%
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Washington DC3 Sep 2026Individual Open · Women1:20:29 PB98/1029Beat 91%
↑ 112 days after Ottawa 2026 7:34 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:34 better than the field: 10:38 faster on the clock, against 3:04 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:04 faster This athlete10:38 faster -
Ottawa14 May 2026Individual Open · Women1:31:07112/334Beat 67%