Progress against the field
From Cape Town 1 2026 to Cape Town 2026, Esterna Smith and Helma Buhr got 2:44 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 5:58 quicker, so 8:42 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
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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Cape Town14 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Women1:28:42 PB309/798Beat 61%
↑ 133 days after Cape Town 1 2026, with Helma Buhr 2:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:44 better than the field: 8:42 faster on the clock, against 5:58 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:58 faster This pair8:42 faster -
Cape Town 13 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Women1:37:2490/191Beat 53%
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Cape Town19 Jul 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:32:30 PB365/547Beat 33%