The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:40 at Bologna 2026 put Antony Bell-Scott on the age-group podium: 2nd of 64 in the 45–49 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:52 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:31, was faster than 86% of the field.
Bologna gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 1,063 athletes who raced both. 0:09 faster than at Manchester 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:56v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:02v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:14v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:14v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:23v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:23v median −0:27
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:59v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 799
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 799 men who finished.