Progress against the field
Between London Excel 2025 and Cardiff 2026, Laura Shaw pulled 4:22 ahead of the field.
The clock says 7:27 faster, but the races themselves got 3:05 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Manchester 2026 → Cardiff 2026: 6:37 in 98 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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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women1:39:52 PB261/400Beat 35%
↑ 98 days after Manchester 2026 6:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:37 better than the field: 10:08 faster on the clock, against 3:31 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:31 faster This athlete10:08 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Women1:50:00208/268Beat 22%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 2:15 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:41 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:26 slower for everyone: 2:15 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:26 slower This athlete2:41 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Women1:47:191063/1379Beat 23%