diff --git a/geopoint/challenges/default.json b/geopoint/challenges/default.json
index 025465f41..a39417472 100644
--- a/geopoint/challenges/default.json
+++ b/geopoint/challenges/default.json
@@ -283,12 +283,24 @@
           "iterations": 50,
           "tags": ["distance", "esql"]
         },
+        {
+          "operation": "distanceFilterCount200x300-alt",
+          "warmup-iterations": 50,
+          "iterations": 50,
+          "tags": ["distance", "esql"]
+        },
         {
           "operation": "distanceFilterCount200x300-esql",
           "warmup-iterations": 50,
           "iterations": 50,
           "tags": ["distance", "esql"]
         },
+        {
+          "operation": "distanceFilterCount200x300-esql-evals",
+          "warmup-iterations": 10,
+          "iterations": 10,
+          "tags": ["distance", "esql"]
+        },
         {
           "operation": "distanceFilterCount300",
           "warmup-iterations": 50,
@@ -315,14 +327,14 @@
         },
         {
           "operation": "distanceSort",
-          "warmup-iterations": 200,
-          "iterations": 100,
+          "warmup-iterations": 50,
+          "iterations": 50,
           "tags": ["distance", "sort"]
         },
         {
           "operation": "distanceSort-esql",
-          "warmup-iterations": 1,
-          "iterations": 1,
+          "warmup-iterations": 50,
+          "iterations": 50,
           "tags": ["distance", "esql", "sort"]
         },
         {
@@ -333,8 +345,8 @@
         },
         {
           "operation": "distanceFilterSort-esql",
-          "warmup-iterations": 1,
-          "iterations": 1,
+          "warmup-iterations": 200,
+          "iterations": 100,
           "tags": ["distance", "esql", "sort"]
         },
         {
diff --git a/geopoint/operations/default.json b/geopoint/operations/default.json
index eedb15856..54bfbcf8d 100644
--- a/geopoint/operations/default.json
+++ b/geopoint/operations/default.json
@@ -453,11 +453,57 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "distanceFilterCount200x300-alt",
+      "operation-type": "search",
+      "body": {
+        "query": {
+          "bool": {
+            "must": [
+              {
+              "geo_shape": {
+                "location": {
+                    "shape": { "type": "circle", "radius": "300km", "coordinates": [7, 55] },
+                    "relation": "intersects"
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "bool": {
+                  "must_not": [
+                    {
+                      "geo_shape": {
+                        "location": {
+                          "shape": { "type": "circle", "radius": "200km", "coordinates": [7, 55] },
+                          "relation": "intersects"
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "aggs": {
+          "count": {
+            "value_count": {
+              "field": "location"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "distanceFilterCount200x300-esql",
       "operation-type": "esql",
       "query": "FROM osmgeopoints | WHERE ST_Distance(location, TO_GEOPOINT(\"POINT(7.0 55.0)\")) >= 200000 AND ST_Distance(location, TO_GEOPOINT(\"POINT(7.0 55.0)\")) <= 300000 | STATS count=COUNT(*)"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "distanceFilterCount200x300-esql-evals",
+      "operation-type": "esql",
+      "query": "FROM osmgeopoints | EVAL point=TO_GEOPOINT(\"POINT(7.0 55.0)\") | EVAL distance=ST_Distance(location, point) | WHERE distance >= 200000 AND distance <= 300000 | STATS count=COUNT(*)"
+    },
     {
       "name": "distanceFilterCount300",
       "operation-type": "search",