The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:56 at London Olympia 2026 put Poppy Cox 94th of 253 women in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:15, was faster than 86% of the field.
The field ran 4:23 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 4:58v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:00v median −0:16
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:17v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:07v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:14v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 6:55v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 247
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 247 women who finished.