Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Irma Knol pulled 2:16 ahead of the field.
The clock says 1:35 faster, but the races themselves got 0:41 slower for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Mechelen 2026 → Heerenveen 2026: 3:42 in 49 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 · 3 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Women1:49:04454/577Beat 21%
↑ 128 days after Heerenveen 2026 1:26 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:26 behind the field: 3:03 slower on the clock, against 1:37 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:37 slower This athlete3:03 slower -
Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · WomenDNF—
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Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Open · Women1:46:01 PB431/608Beat 29%
↑ 49 days after Mechelen 2026 3:42 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:38 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:56 faster for everyone, so 3:42 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:56 faster This athlete4:38 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Women1:50:39646/776Beat 17%