Progress against the field
From Cape Town 1 2026 to Johannesburg 2026, Ninon Bester got 6:18 faster than the field.
The clock says 3:48 faster, but the races themselves got 2:30 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 Pro · Women, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
5 races · 5 events
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Cape Town14 Aug 2026Individual Pro · Women1:22:5734/90Beat 62%
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Johannesburg30 May 2026Individual Pro · Women1:21:14 PB8/77Beat 90%
↑ 57 days after Cape Town 1 2026 6:18 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 2:30 slower for everyone and the clock still says 3:48 faster: 6:18 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:30 slower This athlete3:48 faster -
Cape Town 13 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Women1:25:0231/89Beat 65%
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Johannesburg29 Nov 2025Individual Open · Women1:30:39 PB61/550Beat 89%
↑ 133 days after Cape Town 2025 11:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 5:13 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:56 faster: 11:09 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →5:13 slower This athlete5:56 faster -
Cape Town19 Jul 2025Individual Open · Women1:36:35177/431Beat 59%