Great BritainFixed distance
London to Brighton Road Race
27 Sep1970
Distance
84.7km
Finishers
3333 men0 women
Winning time
5:41:08h
Median pace
12.70km/h
Pace distribution
33 finishers · 10.43–14.90 km/h · mean 12.44
Every finisher ran the same 84.7 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 33 finishers ranged from 10.43 to 14.90 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 12.44 and a median of 12.70. The busiest band is 10.5 to 11.0 kilometres per hour, with 6 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–33 of 33
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clare, Joe A.Great BritainMan | 5:41:08h | 14.90 | — | 1st M |
| 2 | Johnson, George E.Great BritainMan | 5:55:08h | 14.31 | M23 | 2nd M · 1st M23 |
| 3 | Malpass, JohnGreat BritainMan | 5:55:30h | 14.29 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 |
| 4 | Burkitt, AnthonyGreat BritainMan | 6:01:59h | 14.04 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 |
| 5 | Bentley, J. RonGreat BritainMan | 6:02:39h | 14.01 | M35 | 5th M · 1st M35 |
| 6 | Funnell, DerekGreat BritainMan | 6:08:27h | 13.79 | M40 | 6th M · 1st M40 |
| 7 | Offley, John M.Great BritainMan | 6:11:14h | 13.69 | M23 | 7th M · 4th M23 |
| 8 | Little, TrevorNew ZealandMan | 6:11:21h | 13.69 | — | 8th M |
| 9 | Cooper, H.R. (Bert)Great BritainMan | 6:13:31h | 13.61 | — | 9th M |
| 10 | Russell, William J. (Bill)Great BritainMan | 6:22:35h | 13.28 | — | 10th M |
| 11 | Ellis, B.Great BritainMan | 6:24:13h | 13.23 | — | 11th M |
| 12 | Lucop, FrankGreat BritainMan | 6:30:26h | 13.02 | M35 | 12th M · 2nd M35 |
| 13 | Gray, H.J.Great BritainMan | 6:30:53h | 13.00 | — | 13th M |
| 14 | Bennett, P.A.Great BritainMan | 6:32:15h | 12.96 | — | 14th M |
| 15 | Turner, W. DonGreat BritainMan | 6:37:44h | 12.78 | M23 | 15th M · 5th M23 |
| 16 | Naughton, P.J.IrelandMan | 6:40:11h | 12.70 | — | 16th M |
| 17 | Byrne, F.Great BritainMan | 6:40:11h | 12.70 | — | 16th M |
| 18 | Casse, Mick K.Great BritainMan | 6:53:41h | 12.29 | M23 | 18th M · 6th M23 |
| 19 | Cooper, David W.Great BritainMan | 6:57:04h | 12.19 | M35 | 19th M · 3rd M35 |
| 20 | Blatchford, AlanGreat BritainMan | 7:01:01h | 12.07 | M23 | 20th M · 7th M23 |
| 21 | Hart, PeterGreat BritainMan | 7:03:20h | 12.01 | M23 | 21st M · 8th M23 |
| 22 | Gutteridge, EddieGreat BritainMan | 7:03:59h | 11.99 | M23 | 22nd M · 9th M23 |
| 23 | Meadowcroft, Robert (Bob)Great BritainMan | 7:16:47h | 11.63 | M23 | 23rd M · 10th M23 |
| 24 | Stott, GeoffGreat BritainMan | 7:28:26h | 11.33 | M40 | 24th M · 2nd M40 |
| 25 | Carr, W.H. (Bill)Great BritainMan | 7:31:05h | 11.27 | M23 | 25th M · 11th M23 |
| 26 | Lees, John C.Great BritainMan | 7:39:19h | 11.06 | — | 26th M |
| 27 | Shaw, KenGreat BritainMan | 7:46:28h | 10.89 | M23 | 27th M · 12th M23 |
| 28 | Coffey, Daniel PeterGreat BritainMan | 7:49:35h | 10.82 | M35 | 28th M · 4th M35 |
| 29 | Sharp, Maurice R.Great BritainMan | 7:50:41h | 10.80 | — | 29th M |
| 30 | Lee, D.S.Great BritainMan | 7:55:10h | 10.70 | — | 30th M |
| 31 | Bletsoe, PeterGreat BritainMan | 8:01:03h | 10.56 | — | 31st M |
| 32 | Opper, Les J.Great BritainMan | 8:03:56h | 10.50 | M35 | 32nd M · 5th M35 |
| 33 | Roberts, Barry L.Great BritainMan | 8:07:07h | 10.43 | — | 33rd M |
- 1Clare, Joe A.Great BritainMan1st MTime5:41:08hPace14.90
- 2Johnson, George E.Great BritainMan2nd M · 1st M23Time5:55:08hPace14.31Cat.M23
- 3Malpass, JohnGreat BritainMan3rd M · 2nd M23Time5:55:30hPace14.29Cat.M23
- 4Burkitt, AnthonyGreat BritainMan4th M · 3rd M23Time6:01:59hPace14.04Cat.M23
- 5Bentley, J. RonGreat BritainMan5th M · 1st M35Time6:02:39hPace14.01Cat.M35
- 6Funnell, DerekGreat BritainMan6th M · 1st M40Time6:08:27hPace13.79Cat.M40
- 7Offley, John M.Great BritainMan7th M · 4th M23Time6:11:14hPace13.69Cat.M23
- 8Little, TrevorNew ZealandMan8th MTime6:11:21hPace13.69
- 9Cooper, H.R. (Bert)Great BritainMan9th MTime6:13:31hPace13.61
- 10Russell, William J. (Bill)Great BritainMan10th MTime6:22:35hPace13.28
- 11Ellis, B.Great BritainMan11th MTime6:24:13hPace13.23
- 12Lucop, FrankGreat BritainMan12th M · 2nd M35Time6:30:26hPace13.02Cat.M35
- 13Gray, H.J.Great BritainMan13th MTime6:30:53hPace13.00
- 14Bennett, P.A.Great BritainMan14th MTime6:32:15hPace12.96
- 15Turner, W. DonGreat BritainMan15th M · 5th M23Time6:37:44hPace12.78Cat.M23
- 16Naughton, P.J.IrelandMan16th MTime6:40:11hPace12.70
- 17Byrne, F.Great BritainMan16th MTime6:40:11hPace12.70
- 18Casse, Mick K.Great BritainMan18th M · 6th M23Time6:53:41hPace12.29Cat.M23
- 19Cooper, David W.Great BritainMan19th M · 3rd M35Time6:57:04hPace12.19Cat.M35
- 20Blatchford, AlanGreat BritainMan20th M · 7th M23Time7:01:01hPace12.07Cat.M23
- 21Hart, PeterGreat BritainMan21st M · 8th M23Time7:03:20hPace12.01Cat.M23
- 22Gutteridge, EddieGreat BritainMan22nd M · 9th M23Time7:03:59hPace11.99Cat.M23
- 23Meadowcroft, Robert (Bob)Great BritainMan23rd M · 10th M23Time7:16:47hPace11.63Cat.M23
- 24Stott, GeoffGreat BritainMan24th M · 2nd M40Time7:28:26hPace11.33Cat.M40
- 25Carr, W.H. (Bill)Great BritainMan25th M · 11th M23Time7:31:05hPace11.27Cat.M23
- 26Lees, John C.Great BritainMan26th MTime7:39:19hPace11.06
- 27Shaw, KenGreat BritainMan27th M · 12th M23Time7:46:28hPace10.89Cat.M23
- 28Coffey, Daniel PeterGreat BritainMan28th M · 4th M35Time7:49:35hPace10.82Cat.M35
- 29Sharp, Maurice R.Great BritainMan29th MTime7:50:41hPace10.80
- 30Lee, D.S.Great BritainMan30th MTime7:55:10hPace10.70
- 31Bletsoe, PeterGreat BritainMan31st MTime8:01:03hPace10.56
- 32Opper, Les J.Great BritainMan32nd M · 5th M35Time8:03:56hPace10.50Cat.M35
- 33Roberts, Barry L.Great BritainMan33rd MTime8:07:07hPace10.43