Progress against the field
From London Excel 2025 to Cardiff 2026, the field gained 3:15 on Sarah Walmsley.
The clock says 1:23 slower, but the races themselves got 1:52 quicker for everyone.
The biggest step was London Olympia 2026 → Cardiff 2026: 2:12 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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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women2:13:24330/351Beat 6%
↑ 36 days after London Olympia 2026 2:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:12 better than the field: 2:40 faster on the clock, against 0:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:28 faster This athlete2:40 faster -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Women2:16:04239/253Beat 6%
↑ 110 days after London Excel 2025 5:27 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:27 behind the field: 4:03 slower on the clock, against 1:24 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:24 faster This athlete4:03 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Women2:12:01 PB1298/1379Beat 6%