Progress against the field
Emily Metcalf has gained 2:52 on the field from Cardiff 2026 to Birmingham 2026.
The clock says 4:45 faster, but the races themselves got 1:53 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 Pro · Women, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
8 races · 8 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Women1:14:44 PB69/280Beat 75%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 2:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:52 better than the field: 4:45 faster on the clock, against 1:53 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:53 faster This athlete4:45 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Women1:19:2973/231Beat 68%
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Toulouse19 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Women1:17:2620/115Beat 83%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Pro · Women1:18:0735/146Beat 76%
↑ 91 days after Birmingham 2025 4:10 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:19 slower for everyone and the clock still says 2:51 faster: 4:10 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:19 slower This athlete2:51 faster -
Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Pro · Women1:20:5846/141Beat 67%
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Toulouse8 Feb 2025Individual Pro · Women1:21:2017/69Beat 75%
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London29 Nov 2024Individual Pro · Women1:21:4737/84Beat 56%
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Madrid26 Oct 2024Individual Pro · Women1:26:5325/68Beat 63%