Great BritainFixed distance
London to Brighton Road Race
28 Sep1980
Distance
87.3km
Finishers
9692 men4 women
Winning time
5:15:15h
Median pace
12.37km/h
Pace distribution
96 finishers · 10.43–16.61 km/h · mean 12.52
Every finisher ran the same 87.3 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 96 finishers ranged from 10.43 to 16.61 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 12.52 and a median of 12.37. The busiest band is 11.5 to 12.0 kilometres per hour, with 15 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 96
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thompson, Ian R.Great BritainMan Luton United Athletic ... | 5:15:15h | 16.61 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Kirik, AllanUnited StatesMan Central Park Track Club | 5:21:55h | 16.27 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 |
| 3 | Laitinen, RistoFinlandMan Raahen Vesa | 5:38:38h | 15.47 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 |
| 4 | O'Reilly, Thomas PatrickGreat BritainMan Solihull and Small Hea... | 5:40:40h | 15.38 | M35 | 4th M · 2nd M35 |
| 5 | Hunn, CharlieGreat BritainMan South London Harriers | 5:44:10h | 15.22 | M40 | 5th M · 1st M40 |
| 6 | Mueller, FritzUnited StatesMan Central Park Track Club | 5:45:51h | 15.14 | M40 | 6th M · 2nd M40 |
| 7 | Youngson, ColinGreat BritainMan Edinburgh Southern Har... | 5:52:04h | 14.88 | M23 | 7th M · 3rd M23 |
| 8 | Lawrence, PeterGreat BritainMan Hastings Athletic Club | 5:52:40h | 14.85 | — | 8th M |
| 9 | Watkins, JohnGreat BritainMan South London Harriers | 5:53:33h | 14.81 | — | 9th M |
| 10 | Goodwin, DaveGreat BritainMan Thetford Athletic Club | 5:58:38h | 14.61 | M23 | 10th M · 4th M23 |
| 11 | Baggs, MikeGreat BritainMan Weymouth St Pauls Harr... | 5:59:35h | 14.57 | M23 | 11th M · 5th M23 |
| 12 | Archer, GerryGreat BritainMan Hillingdon Athletic Club | 6:05:43h | 14.32 | — | 12th M |
| 13 | Pickard, MarkGreat BritainMan Epsom & Ewell Harriers | 6:06:00h | 14.31 | MU23 | 13th M · 1st MU23 |
| 14 | Thomas, Frank S.Great BritainMan Chelmsford Athletic Club | 6:08:10h | 14.23 | M35 | 14th M · 3rd M35 |
| 15 | O'Brien, MichaelGreat BritainMan Wrexham Athletic Club | 6:09:55h | 14.16 | — | 15th M |
| 16 | Cock, John E.Great BritainMan Epsom & Ewell Harriers | 6:12:08h | 14.08 | M40 | 16th M · 3rd M40 |
| 17 | Mittelman, S.M.United StatesMan Central Park Track Club | 6:14:34h | 13.98 | — | 17th M |
| 18 | Sugden, PeterGreat BritainMan Oxford City Athletic Club | 6:15:24h | 13.95 | M23 | 18th M · 6th M23 |
| 19 | Flanaghan, B.United StatesMan Central Park Track Club | 6:17:35h | 13.87 | — | 19th M |
| 20 | Wagstaff, JohnGreat BritainMan Tipton Harriers | 6:22:03h | 13.71 | M23 | 20th M · 7th M23 |
| 21 | Rosen, DavidGreat BritainMan Shaftesbury Harriers | 6:26:20h | 13.56 | M23 | 21st M · 8th M23 |
| 22 | Hunt, ColinGreat BritainMan Stafford Athletic Club | 6:29:39h | 13.44 | M40 | 22nd M · 4th M40 |
| 23 | Smith, GrahamGreat BritainMan Tipton Harriers | 6:32:31h | 13.35 | M23 | 23rd M · 9th M23 |
| 24 | Erich, GuenterUnited StatesMan Central Park Track Club | 6:37:49h | 13.17 | M45 | 24th M · 1st M45 |
| 25 | Korff, JohnUnited StatesMan *Mahwah, NJ | 6:38:19h | 13.15 | M23 | 25th M · 10th M23 |
| 26 | Mavar, M.CroatiaMan Sloboda Varazdin | 6:39:57h | 13.10 | — | 26th M |
| 27 | Slade, BruceGreat BritainMan Exeter Harriers | 6:40:06h | 13.09 | M23 | 27th M · 11th M23 |
| 28 | Carr, W.H. (Bill)Great BritainMan Tipton Harriers | 6:40:19h | 13.09 | M35 | 28th M · 4th M35 |
| 29 | Grzywna, ZygmuntGreat BritainMan Maidenhead Athletic Club | 6:40:33h | 13.08 | M23 | 29th M · 12th M23 |
| 30 | Humphreys, W.G. (Bill)Great BritainMan South London Harriers | 6:41:35h | 13.04 | M40 | 30th M · 5th M40 |
| 31 | Towers, JohnGreat BritainMan East Hull Harriers | 6:42:51h | 13.00 | M35 | 31st M · 5th M35 |
| 32 | Fortune, S.P.Great BritainMan Worthing and District ... | 6:44:26h | 12.95 | — | 32nd M |
| 33 | Radley, RobertGreat BritainMan South London Harriers | 6:45:06h | 12.93 | — | 33rd M |
| 34 | Shiels, Murray B.Great BritainMan Chelmsford Athletic Club | 6:45:27h | 12.92 | — | 34th M |
| 35 | Casse, Mick K.Great BritainMan Hillingdon Athletic Club | 6:46:28h | 12.89 | M40 | 35th M · 6th M40 |
| 36 | Bentley, J. RonGreat BritainMan Tipton Harriers | 6:49:24h | 12.79 | M45 | 36th M · 2nd M45 |
| 37 | White, GrahamGreat BritainMan Watford Harriers | 6:50:09h | 12.77 | M23 | 37th M · 13th M23 |
| 38 | Allemano, R.Great BritainMan Highgate Harriers | 6:51:45h | 12.72 | — | 38th M |
| 39 | Ochese, J.W.United StatesMan *Washington | 6:53:21h | 12.67 | — | 39th M |
| 40 | Fridman, BernardUnited StatesMan Power City Striders | 6:54:38h | 12.63 | — | 40th M |
| 41 | Kay, GeorgeGreat BritainMan Stafford Athletic Club | 6:55:27h | 12.61 | M40 | 41st M · 7th M40 |
| 42 | Watson, LeslieGreat BritainWoman London Olympiades Athl... | 6:56:10h | 12.59 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 |
| 43 | Pickering, Derrick (D.J.)Great BritainMan East Hull Harriers | 7:00:41h | 12.45 | M40 | 42nd M · 8th M40 |
| 44 | Webb, Tom J.Great BritainMan Milton Keynes Athletic... | 7:01:27h | 12.43 | — | 43rd M |
| 45 | Giddey, MikeGreat BritainMan South London Harriers | 7:02:06h | 12.41 | — | 44th M |
| 46 | Gutteridge, EddieGreat BritainMan Hillingdon Athletic Club | 7:02:57h | 12.38 | M35 | 45th M · 6th M35 |
| 47 | Rands, IanAustraliaMan Oakleigh A. A.C. | 7:03:10h | 12.38 | M23 | 46th M · 14th M23 |
| 48 | Schieffer, JosephUnited StatesMan Lake Merritt J & S. | 7:03:15h | 12.38 | M23 | 47th M · 15th M23 |
| 49 | McGrath, F.G.AustraliaMan Ryde-Hornsby A.A.C. | 7:03:28h | 12.37 | — | 48th M |
| 50 | Goodfellow, BrianGreat BritainMan Cambridge Harriers | 7:06:11h | 12.29 | — | 49th M |
- 1Thompson, Ian R.Great BritainManLuton United Athletic ...1st M · 1st M23Time5:15:15hPace16.61Cat.M23
- 2Kirik, AllanUnited StatesManCentral Park Track Club2nd M · 1st M35Time5:21:55hPace16.27Cat.M35
- 3Laitinen, RistoFinlandManRaahen Vesa3rd M · 2nd M23Time5:38:38hPace15.47Cat.M23
- 4O'Reilly, Thomas PatrickGreat BritainManSolihull and Small Hea...4th M · 2nd M35Time5:40:40hPace15.38Cat.M35
- 5Hunn, CharlieGreat BritainManSouth London Harriers5th M · 1st M40Time5:44:10hPace15.22Cat.M40
- 6Mueller, FritzUnited StatesManCentral Park Track Club6th M · 2nd M40Time5:45:51hPace15.14Cat.M40
- 7Youngson, ColinGreat BritainManEdinburgh Southern Har...7th M · 3rd M23Time5:52:04hPace14.88Cat.M23
- 8Lawrence, PeterGreat BritainManHastings Athletic Club8th MTime5:52:40hPace14.85
- 9Watkins, JohnGreat BritainManSouth London Harriers9th MTime5:53:33hPace14.81
- 10Goodwin, DaveGreat BritainManThetford Athletic Club10th M · 4th M23Time5:58:38hPace14.61Cat.M23
- 11Baggs, MikeGreat BritainManWeymouth St Pauls Harr...11th M · 5th M23Time5:59:35hPace14.57Cat.M23
- 12Archer, GerryGreat BritainManHillingdon Athletic Club12th MTime6:05:43hPace14.32
- 13Pickard, MarkGreat BritainManEpsom & Ewell Harriers13th M · 1st MU23Time6:06:00hPace14.31Cat.MU23
- 14Thomas, Frank S.Great BritainManChelmsford Athletic Club14th M · 3rd M35Time6:08:10hPace14.23Cat.M35
- 15O'Brien, MichaelGreat BritainManWrexham Athletic Club15th MTime6:09:55hPace14.16
- 16Cock, John E.Great BritainManEpsom & Ewell Harriers16th M · 3rd M40Time6:12:08hPace14.08Cat.M40
- 17Mittelman, S.M.United StatesManCentral Park Track Club17th MTime6:14:34hPace13.98
- 18Sugden, PeterGreat BritainManOxford City Athletic Club18th M · 6th M23Time6:15:24hPace13.95Cat.M23
- 19Flanaghan, B.United StatesManCentral Park Track Club19th MTime6:17:35hPace13.87
- 20Wagstaff, JohnGreat BritainManTipton Harriers20th M · 7th M23Time6:22:03hPace13.71Cat.M23
- 21Rosen, DavidGreat BritainManShaftesbury Harriers21st M · 8th M23Time6:26:20hPace13.56Cat.M23
- 22Hunt, ColinGreat BritainManStafford Athletic Club22nd M · 4th M40Time6:29:39hPace13.44Cat.M40
- 23Smith, GrahamGreat BritainManTipton Harriers23rd M · 9th M23Time6:32:31hPace13.35Cat.M23
- 24Erich, GuenterUnited StatesManCentral Park Track Club24th M · 1st M45Time6:37:49hPace13.17Cat.M45
- 25Korff, JohnUnited StatesMan*Mahwah, NJ25th M · 10th M23Time6:38:19hPace13.15Cat.M23
- 26Mavar, M.CroatiaManSloboda Varazdin26th MTime6:39:57hPace13.10
- 27Slade, BruceGreat BritainManExeter Harriers27th M · 11th M23Time6:40:06hPace13.09Cat.M23
- 28Carr, W.H. (Bill)Great BritainManTipton Harriers28th M · 4th M35Time6:40:19hPace13.09Cat.M35
- 29Grzywna, ZygmuntGreat BritainManMaidenhead Athletic Club29th M · 12th M23Time6:40:33hPace13.08Cat.M23
- 30Humphreys, W.G. (Bill)Great BritainManSouth London Harriers30th M · 5th M40Time6:41:35hPace13.04Cat.M40
- 31Towers, JohnGreat BritainManEast Hull Harriers31st M · 5th M35Time6:42:51hPace13.00Cat.M35
- 32Fortune, S.P.Great BritainManWorthing and District ...32nd MTime6:44:26hPace12.95
- 33Radley, RobertGreat BritainManSouth London Harriers33rd MTime6:45:06hPace12.93
- 34Shiels, Murray B.Great BritainManChelmsford Athletic Club34th MTime6:45:27hPace12.92
- 35Casse, Mick K.Great BritainManHillingdon Athletic Club35th M · 6th M40Time6:46:28hPace12.89Cat.M40
- 36Bentley, J. RonGreat BritainManTipton Harriers36th M · 2nd M45Time6:49:24hPace12.79Cat.M45
- 37White, GrahamGreat BritainManWatford Harriers37th M · 13th M23Time6:50:09hPace12.77Cat.M23
- 38Allemano, R.Great BritainManHighgate Harriers38th MTime6:51:45hPace12.72
- 39Ochese, J.W.United StatesMan*Washington39th MTime6:53:21hPace12.67
- 40Fridman, BernardUnited StatesManPower City Striders40th MTime6:54:38hPace12.63
- 41Kay, GeorgeGreat BritainManStafford Athletic Club41st M · 7th M40Time6:55:27hPace12.61Cat.M40
- 42Watson, LeslieGreat BritainWomanLondon Olympiades Athl...1st F · 1st W23Time6:56:10hPace12.59Cat.W23
- 43Pickering, Derrick (D.J.)Great BritainManEast Hull Harriers42nd M · 8th M40Time7:00:41hPace12.45Cat.M40
- 44Webb, Tom J.Great BritainManMilton Keynes Athletic...43rd MTime7:01:27hPace12.43
- 45Giddey, MikeGreat BritainManSouth London Harriers44th MTime7:02:06hPace12.41
- 46Gutteridge, EddieGreat BritainManHillingdon Athletic Club45th M · 6th M35Time7:02:57hPace12.38Cat.M35
- 47Rands, IanAustraliaManOakleigh A. A.C.46th M · 14th M23Time7:03:10hPace12.38Cat.M23
- 48Schieffer, JosephUnited StatesManLake Merritt J & S.47th M · 15th M23Time7:03:15hPace12.38Cat.M23
- 49McGrath, F.G.AustraliaManRyde-Hornsby A.A.C.48th MTime7:03:28hPace12.37
- 50Goodfellow, BrianGreat BritainManCambridge Harriers49th MTime7:06:11hPace12.29
Showing ranks 1–50 of 96