Progress against the field
Between Toulouse 2026 and Geneva 2026, Soraya Besseling pulled 9:29 ahead of the field.
The clock says 10:53 faster, but the races themselves got 1:24 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was Lyon 2026 → Geneva 2026: 7:49 on the field in 142 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
4 races · 4 events
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Geneva9 Oct 2026Individual Open · Women1:23:14 PB144/861Beat 83%
↑ 142 days after Lyon 2026 7:49 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:49 better than the field: 9:26 faster on the clock, against 1:37 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:37 faster This athlete9:26 faster -
Lyon20 May 2026Individual Open · Women1:32:40236/604Beat 61%
↑ 62 days after Toulouse 2026 1:40 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:13 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:27 faster: 1:40 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:13 slower This athlete1:27 faster -
Toulouse19 Mar 2026Individual Open · Women1:34:07539/1068Beat 50%
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Geneva11 Oct 2025Individual Open · Women1:37:59329/502Beat 35%