Progress against the field
Between Berlin 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Afke Verheijen pulled 20:36 ahead of the field.
The clock says 23:47 faster, but the races themselves got 3:11 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Women, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
6 races · 6 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Women1:46:34430/577Beat 26%
↑ 120 days after Berlin 2026 20:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
20:36 better than the field: 23:47 faster on the clock, against 3:11 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:11 faster This athlete23:47 faster -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Women2:10:21340/356Beat 5%
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Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Women1:27:36 PB616/1030Beat 40%
↑ 257 days after Heerenveen 2025, with Laura Birkenhäger 0:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:19 better than the field: 3:14 faster on the clock, against 2:55 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:55 faster This pair3:14 faster -
Gent12 Dec 2025Individual Open · Women1:43:07 PB719/1009Beat 29%
↑ 84 days after Maastricht 2025 2:44 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:31 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 4:15 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:44 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:15 faster This athlete1:31 faster -
Maastricht19 Sep 2025Individual Open · Women1:44:38432/590Beat 27%
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Heerenveen9 May 2025Doubles Open · Women1:30:50324/566Beat 43%