Progress against the field
Between Cologne 2026 and Karlsruhe 2026, Emily Mettger lost 1:49 to the field.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 2:11 slower on the clock is close to the whole story.
The biggest step was Cologne 2026 → Berlin 2026: 2:38 on the field in 36 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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Karlsruhe1 Oct 2026Individual Open · Women1:28:24134/490Beat 73%
↑ 132 days after Berlin 2026 4:27 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:27 behind the field: 3:42 slower on the clock, against 0:45 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:45 faster This athlete3:42 slower -
Berlin22 May 2026Individual Open · Women1:24:42 PB167/640Beat 74%
↑ 36 days after Cologne 2026 2:38 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:31 faster on the clock in a race that was 1:07 slower for everyone: 2:38 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:07 slower This athlete1:31 faster -
Cologne16 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women1:26:1343/170Beat 75%