Progress against the field
From Manchester 2026 to Birmingham 2026, Paula Cooper got 3:48 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 6:14 quicker, so 10:02 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
185 days between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 13:27 better than the field.
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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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Women1:28:33 PB211/552Beat 62%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 13:27 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:27 better than the field: 16:10 faster on the clock, against 2:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:43 faster This athlete16:10 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women1:44:43446/646Beat 31%
↑ 98 days after Manchester 2026 9:39 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:08 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:31 faster for everyone: 9:39 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:31 faster This athlete6:08 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Women1:38:35161/263Beat 39%