Progress against the field
Between Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Helen Smith lost 4:46 to the field.
The clock says 0:05 slower, but the races themselves got 4:41 quicker for everyone.
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 · Women2:30:23540/552Beat 2%
↑ 283 days after Manchester 2026 4:46 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:46 behind the field: 0:05 slower on the clock, against 4:41 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:41 faster This athlete0:05 slower -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Women2:30:18 PB252/263Beat 4%
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Beijing23 Aug 2025Doubles Open · Women1:37:34 PB170/228Beat 25%