Progress against the field
From Houston 2026 to Salt Lake City 2026, Carmen Velez got 34:36 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 0:48 slower, so 33:48 faster on the clock looks worse than it was.
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
2 races · 2 events
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Salt Lake City19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Women2:10:47 PB545/620Beat 12%
↑ 177 days after Houston 2026 34:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
33:48 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:48 slower for everyone: 34:36 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:48 slower This athlete33:48 faster -
Houston26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Women2:44:35376/386Beat 3%