The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Poppy Taylor finished 355th of 789 women in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:29:00, faster than 55% of the field.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:15. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 588 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:05 quicker here than at their other races. That was 0:04 off the time at Birmingham 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:26v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:43v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:58v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:02v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:11v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:01v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:54v median −0:22
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 7:17v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 765
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 765 women who finished.