Progress against the field
From Brisbane 2026 to Perth 2026, Kate Kirk got 8:58 faster than the field.
The clock says 13:29 faster, but the races themselves got 4:31 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Brisbane 2026 → Sydney 2026: 9:40 on the field in 83 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
3 races · 3 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Open · Women2:02:13 PB496/531Beat 7%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 0:42 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:57 faster on the clock, yet the race was 1:39 faster for everyone, so 0:42 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:39 faster This athlete0:57 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Women2:03:10673/745Beat 10%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 9:40 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:40 better than the field: 12:32 faster on the clock, against 2:52 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:52 faster This athlete12:32 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women2:15:42395/405Beat 3%