Progress against the field
Between Chicago 2025 and Boston 2026, Samantha Hands pulled 7:18 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 0:47 quicker, so 8:05 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
196 days between Houston 2026 and Boston 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 5:39 behind 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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Boston8 Oct 2026Individual Open · Women2:22:28673/722Beat 7%
↑ 196 days after Houston 2026 5:39 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:39 behind the field: 5:46 slower on the clock, against 0:07 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete5:46 slower -
Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Women2:16:42 PB345/386Beat 11%
↑ 132 days after Chicago 2025 12:57 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
12:57 better than the field: 13:51 faster on the clock, against 0:54 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:54 faster This athlete13:51 faster -
Chicago14 Nov 2025Individual Open · Women2:30:331105/1127Beat 2%