Progress against the field
From Johannesburg 2025 to Cape Town 2026, the field gained 3:38 on Emma Cole.
The clock says 11:16 faster, but the races themselves got 14:54 quicker 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.
Every race
3 races · 3 events
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Cape Town14 Aug 2026Individual Open · Women1:16:3231/427Beat 93%
↑ 133 days after Cape Town 1 2026 4:49 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:49 behind the field: 0:23 slower on the clock, against 4:26 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:26 faster This athlete0:23 slower -
Cape Town 13 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women1:16:09 PB7/364Beat 98%
↑ 125 days after Johannesburg 2025 1:11 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:11 better than the field: 11:39 faster on the clock, against 10:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →10:28 faster This athlete11:39 faster -
Johannesburg29 Nov 2025Individual Open · Women1:27:4842/550Beat 92%