South AfricaFixed distance
Comrades Marathon - Down Run
31 May1991
Distance
89km
Finishers
12,08011,157 men923 women
Winning time
5:40:53h
Median pace
9.16km/h
Pace distribution
12,080 finishers · 8.09–15.66 km/h · mean 9.57
Every finisher ran the same 89 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 12,080 finishers ranged from 8.09 to 15.66 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 9.57 and a median of 9.16. The busiest band is 8.0 to 8.5 kilometres per hour, with 3,043 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 12,080
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bester, NicolaasSouth AfricaMan | 5:40:53h | 15.66 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Meiklejohn, ShaunSouth AfricaMan Carlton Harriers | 5:43:55h | 15.53 | M23 | 2nd M · 2nd M23 |
| 3 | Thomas, ColinSouth AfricaMan Sasol Marathon Klub - ... | 5:45:13h | 15.47 | M23 | 3rd M · 3rd M23 |
| 4 | Morake, IsraelSouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 5:45:43h | 15.45 | M23 | 4th M · 4th M23 |
| 5 | Turner, GarySouth AfricaMan Benoni Northerns Athle... | 5:46:28h | 15.41 | M23 | 5th M · 5th M23 |
| 6 | Mattheus, CharlSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 5:47:31h | 15.37 | M23 | 6th M · 6th M23 |
| 7 | Matlala, Lucas JohannesSouth AfricaMan Khosa Running Club | 5:48:33h | 15.32 | M23 | 7th M · 7th M23 |
| 8 | Robb, AlanSouth AfricaMan Germiston Callies Harr... | 5:51:49h | 15.18 | M35 | 8th M · 1st M35 |
| 9 | Tshabalala, SimonSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 5:53:17h | 15.12 | M23 | 9th M · 8th M23 |
| 10 | Mogashane, MadumetjaSouth AfricaMan Goldfields Security AC... | 5:54:15h | 15.07 | M23 | 10th M · 9th M23 |
| 11 | Lemos, ArthurSouth AfricaMan Yellowwood Park Athlet... | 5:54:46h | 15.05 | M45 | 11th M · 1st M45 |
| 12 | Moropoli, JacobSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 5:56:16h | 14.99 | M23 | 12th M · 10th M23 |
| 13 | Mnisi, PhillemonSouth AfricaMan Billys Runners | 5:58:30h | 14.89 | M23 | 13th M · 11th M23 |
| 14 | Mahlangu, AbrahamSouth AfricaMan | 5:58:58h | 14.88 | M35 | 14th M · 2nd M35 |
| 15 | Jansen van Vuuren, BenSouth AfricaMan | 6:01:00h | 14.79 | M23 | 15th M · 12th M23 |
| 16 | Tjale, HoseahSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 6:01:47h | 14.76 | M35 | 16th M · 3rd M35 |
| 17 | Rafiri, TheoSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 6:04:04h | 14.67 | M23 | 17th M · 13th M23 |
| 18 | Plaatjies, HenarikSouth AfricaMan Bredasdorp Athletic Club | 6:04:04h | 14.67 | M23 | 17th M · 13th M23 |
| 19 | Fourie, LouisSouth AfricaMan Standerton Marathon Club | 6:04:11h | 14.66 | M35 | 19th M · 4th M35 |
| 20 | de Oliveira, EloiSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 6:04:23h | 14.65 | M23 | 20th M · 15th M23 |
| 21 | Leader, PaulSouth AfricaMan | 6:04:23h | 14.65 | M35 | 20th M · 5th M35 |
| 22 | Dyer, RussellSouth AfricaMan Mandene Park AC | 6:04:25h | 14.65 | M35 | 22nd M · 6th M35 |
| 23 | Thobejane, JohannesSouth AfricaMan | 6:05:39h | 14.60 | M35 | 23rd M · 7th M35 |
| 24 | Rautenbach, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 6:05:42h | 14.60 | M23 | 24th M · 16th M23 |
| 25 | Malepe, LekiasSouth AfricaMan | 6:05:51h | 14.60 | M35 | 25th M · 8th M35 |
| 26 | Ebersohn, JohanSouth AfricaMan | 6:06:17h | 14.58 | M35 | 26th M · 9th M35 |
| 27 | Nyabanyaba, AnthonySouth AfricaMan | 6:07:20h | 14.54 | M35 | 27th M · 10th M35 |
| 28 | Masilo, IsraelSouth AfricaMan Vaal Athletic Club | 6:08:10h | 14.50 | M35 | 28th M · 11th M35 |
| 29 | van der Merwe, FrithSouth AfricaWoman Rocky Road Runners | 6:08:19h | 14.50 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 |
| 30 | Stemmer, EliasSouth AfricaMan Vaal Athletic Club | 6:08:31h | 14.49 | M23 | 29th M · 17th M23 |
| 31 | Halberstadt, JohnnySouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 6:08:40h | 14.48 | M40 | 30th M · 1st M40 |
| 32 | Terblanche, JohnnySouth AfricaMan Vaal Athletic Club | 6:09:23h | 14.46 | M35 | 31st M · 12th M35 |
| 33 | Shearer, RichardSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 6:10:46h | 14.40 | M23 | 32nd M · 18th M23 |
| 34 | Mogane, GetrichSouth AfricaMan Phosphate Athletic Club | 6:12:33h | 14.33 | M23 | 33rd M · 19th M23 |
| 35 | Mabodla, JosephSouth AfricaMan | 6:13:18h | 14.30 | M23 | 34th M · 20th M23 |
| 36 | Oktober, SidwellSouth AfricaMan | 6:13:22h | 14.30 | M23 | 35th M · 21st M23 |
| 37 | Tsotetsi, ShadrackSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 6:13:39h | 14.29 | M23 | 36th M · 22nd M23 |
| 38 | Dand, AtholSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 6:13:55h | 14.28 | M35 | 37th M · 13th M35 |
| 39 | Makaba, PhineasSouth AfricaMan Goldfields Security AC... | 6:13:57h | 14.28 | M23 | 38th M · 23rd M23 |
| 40 | Barkhuysen, AvrilSouth AfricaWoman Rand AC | 6:14:07h | 14.27 | W23 | 2nd F · 2nd W23 |
| 41 | Wright, MarkSouth AfricaMan | 6:14:19h | 14.27 | M23 | 39th M · 24th M23 |
| 42 | van Staden, BoysieSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 6:14:40h | 14.25 | M35 | 40th M · 14th M35 |
| 43 | Burger, JohannesSouth AfricaMan Bloemfontein Achilles | 6:15:09h | 14.23 | M23 | 41st M · 25th M23 |
| 44 | Pretorius, ChrisSouth AfricaMan | 6:15:28h | 14.22 | M23 | 42nd M · 26th M23 |
| 45 | Tsotetsi, EliasSouth AfricaMan China | 6:15:39h | 14.21 | MU23 | 43rd M · 1st MU23 |
| 46 | du Plessis, TommySouth AfricaMan | 6:15:52h | 14.21 | M35 | 44th M · 15th M35 |
| 47 | Roberts, Aubrey BrianSouth AfricaMan Pinetown & District AC | 6:16:12h | 14.20 | M35 | 45th M · 16th M35 |
| 48 | de Bruyn, JanSouth AfricaMan | 6:16:16h | 14.19 | M23 | 46th M · 27th M23 |
| 49 | Harmse, LouisSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 6:16:34h | 14.18 | M40 | 47th M · 2nd M40 |
| 50 | Potgieter, PieterSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 6:16:47h | 14.17 | M23 | 48th M · 28th M23 |
- 1Bester, NicolaasSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M23Time5:40:53hPace15.66Cat.M23
- 2Meiklejohn, ShaunSouth AfricaManCarlton Harriers2nd M · 2nd M23Time5:43:55hPace15.53Cat.M23
- 3Thomas, ColinSouth AfricaManSasol Marathon Klub - ...3rd M · 3rd M23Time5:45:13hPace15.47Cat.M23
- 4Morake, IsraelSouth AfricaManRand AC4th M · 4th M23Time5:45:43hPace15.45Cat.M23
- 5Turner, GarySouth AfricaManBenoni Northerns Athle...5th M · 5th M23Time5:46:28hPace15.41Cat.M23
- 6Mattheus, CharlSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club6th M · 6th M23Time5:47:31hPace15.37Cat.M23
- 7Matlala, Lucas JohannesSouth AfricaManKhosa Running Club7th M · 7th M23Time5:48:33hPace15.32Cat.M23
- 8Robb, AlanSouth AfricaManGermiston Callies Harr...8th M · 1st M35Time5:51:49hPace15.18Cat.M35
- 9Tshabalala, SimonSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club9th M · 8th M23Time5:53:17hPace15.12Cat.M23
- 10Mogashane, MadumetjaSouth AfricaManGoldfields Security AC...10th M · 9th M23Time5:54:15hPace15.07Cat.M23
- 11Lemos, ArthurSouth AfricaManYellowwood Park Athlet...11th M · 1st M45Time5:54:46hPace15.05Cat.M45
- 12Moropoli, JacobSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club12th M · 10th M23Time5:56:16hPace14.99Cat.M23
- 13Mnisi, PhillemonSouth AfricaManBillys Runners13th M · 11th M23Time5:58:30hPace14.89Cat.M23
- 14Mahlangu, AbrahamSouth AfricaMan14th M · 2nd M35Time5:58:58hPace14.88Cat.M35
- 15Jansen van Vuuren, BenSouth AfricaMan15th M · 12th M23Time6:01:00hPace14.79Cat.M23
- 16Tjale, HoseahSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners16th M · 3rd M35Time6:01:47hPace14.76Cat.M35
- 17Rafiri, TheoSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners17th M · 13th M23Time6:04:04hPace14.67Cat.M23
- 18Plaatjies, HenarikSouth AfricaManBredasdorp Athletic Club17th M · 13th M23Time6:04:04hPace14.67Cat.M23
- 19Fourie, LouisSouth AfricaManStanderton Marathon Club19th M · 4th M35Time6:04:11hPace14.66Cat.M35
- 20de Oliveira, EloiSouth AfricaManSavages AC20th M · 15th M23Time6:04:23hPace14.65Cat.M23
- 21Leader, PaulSouth AfricaMan20th M · 5th M35Time6:04:23hPace14.65Cat.M35
- 22Dyer, RussellSouth AfricaManMandene Park AC22nd M · 6th M35Time6:04:25hPace14.65Cat.M35
- 23Thobejane, JohannesSouth AfricaMan23rd M · 7th M35Time6:05:39hPace14.60Cat.M35
- 24Rautenbach, MichaelSouth AfricaMan24th M · 16th M23Time6:05:42hPace14.60Cat.M23
- 25Malepe, LekiasSouth AfricaMan25th M · 8th M35Time6:05:51hPace14.60Cat.M35
- 26Ebersohn, JohanSouth AfricaMan26th M · 9th M35Time6:06:17hPace14.58Cat.M35
- 27Nyabanyaba, AnthonySouth AfricaMan27th M · 10th M35Time6:07:20hPace14.54Cat.M35
- 28Masilo, IsraelSouth AfricaManVaal Athletic Club28th M · 11th M35Time6:08:10hPace14.50Cat.M35
- 29van der Merwe, FrithSouth AfricaWomanRocky Road Runners1st F · 1st W23Time6:08:19hPace14.50Cat.W23
- 30Stemmer, EliasSouth AfricaManVaal Athletic Club29th M · 17th M23Time6:08:31hPace14.49Cat.M23
- 31Halberstadt, JohnnySouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners30th M · 1st M40Time6:08:40hPace14.48Cat.M40
- 32Terblanche, JohnnySouth AfricaManVaal Athletic Club31st M · 12th M35Time6:09:23hPace14.46Cat.M35
- 33Shearer, RichardSouth AfricaManSavages AC32nd M · 18th M23Time6:10:46hPace14.40Cat.M23
- 34Mogane, GetrichSouth AfricaManPhosphate Athletic Club33rd M · 19th M23Time6:12:33hPace14.33Cat.M23
- 35Mabodla, JosephSouth AfricaMan34th M · 20th M23Time6:13:18hPace14.30Cat.M23
- 36Oktober, SidwellSouth AfricaMan35th M · 21st M23Time6:13:22hPace14.30Cat.M23
- 37Tsotetsi, ShadrackSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club36th M · 22nd M23Time6:13:39hPace14.29Cat.M23
- 38Dand, AtholSouth AfricaManSavages AC37th M · 13th M35Time6:13:55hPace14.28Cat.M35
- 39Makaba, PhineasSouth AfricaManGoldfields Security AC...38th M · 23rd M23Time6:13:57hPace14.28Cat.M23
- 40Barkhuysen, AvrilSouth AfricaWomanRand AC2nd F · 2nd W23Time6:14:07hPace14.27Cat.W23
- 41Wright, MarkSouth AfricaMan39th M · 24th M23Time6:14:19hPace14.27Cat.M23
- 42van Staden, BoysieSouth AfricaManSavages AC40th M · 14th M35Time6:14:40hPace14.25Cat.M35
- 43Burger, JohannesSouth AfricaManBloemfontein Achilles41st M · 25th M23Time6:15:09hPace14.23Cat.M23
- 44Pretorius, ChrisSouth AfricaMan42nd M · 26th M23Time6:15:28hPace14.22Cat.M23
- 45Tsotetsi, EliasSouth AfricaManChina43rd M · 1st MU23Time6:15:39hPace14.21Cat.MU23
- 46du Plessis, TommySouth AfricaMan44th M · 15th M35Time6:15:52hPace14.21Cat.M35
- 47Roberts, Aubrey BrianSouth AfricaManPinetown & District AC45th M · 16th M35Time6:16:12hPace14.20Cat.M35
- 48de Bruyn, JanSouth AfricaMan46th M · 27th M23Time6:16:16hPace14.19Cat.M23
- 49Harmse, LouisSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club47th M · 2nd M40Time6:16:34hPace14.18Cat.M40
- 50Potgieter, PieterSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club48th M · 28th M23Time6:16:47hPace14.17Cat.M23
Showing ranks 1–50 of 12,080