Great BritainFixed distance
London to Brighton Road Race
6 Oct1985
Distance
85.8km
Finishers
9793 men4 women
Winning time
5:31:36h
Median pace
11.67km/h
Pace distribution
97 finishers · 10.43–15.53 km/h · mean 11.91
Every finisher ran the same 85.8 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 97 finishers ranged from 10.43 to 15.53 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 11.91 and a median of 11.67. The busiest band is 10.5 to 11.0 kilometres per hour, with 28 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 97
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg Harriers | 5:31:36h | 15.53 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Hillcrest Villagers | 5:37:29h | 15.25 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 |
| 3 | Reading A.C | 5:47:38h | 14.81 | M35 | 3rd M · 2nd M35 |
| 4 | Leamington C & A.C | 5:53:46h | 14.55 | M35 | 4th M · 3rd M35 |
| 5 | Ranelagh Harriers | 5:54:54h | 14.51 | M23 | 5th M · 2nd M23 |
| 6 | *St Cloud | 5:56:53h | 14.43 | M23 | 6th M · 3rd M23 |
| 7 | Rand Athletic Club | 6:08:54h | 13.96 | M40 | 7th M · 1st M40 |
| 8 | Woodstock Harriers | 6:11:46h | 13.85 | M23 | 8th M · 4th M23 |
| 9 | Epsom & Ewell Harriers | 6:14:29h | 13.75 | M23 | 9th M · 5th M23 |
| 10 | Woodstock Harriers | 6:18:23h | 13.61 | M23 | 10th M · 6th M23 |
| 11 | Thames Hare & Hounds | 6:24:12h | 13.40 | M23 | 11th M · 7th M23 |
| 12 | Epsom & Ewell Harriers | 6:24:55h | 13.37 | M45 | 12th M · 1st M45 |
| 13 | Ranelagh Harriers | 6:26:13h | 13.33 | — | 13th M |
| 14 | les Croupiers A.C | 6:29:38h | 13.21 | M35 | 14th M · 4th M35 |
| 15 | Team Adidas | 6:30:44h | 13.18 | M23 | 15th M · 8th M23 |
| 16 | les Croupiers A.C | 6:34:55h | 13.04 | M35 | 16th M · 5th M35 |
| 17 | Cambridge Harriers | 6:35:40h | 13.01 | — | 17th M |
| 18 | Wigan Harriers | 6:36:35h | 12.98 | M40 | 18th M · 2nd M40 |
| 19 | Hillingdon A.C | 6:39:46h | 12.88 | M40 | 19th M · 3rd M40 |
| 20 | Rhodes A.C | 6:41:36h | 12.82 | M23 | 20th M · 9th M23 |
| 21 | Ranelagh Harriers | 6:42:37h | 12.79 | — | 21st M |
| 22 | Rugby & District A.C | 6:43:25h | 12.76 | M50 | 22nd M · 1st M50 |
| 23 | Epsom & Ewell Harriers | 6:45:39h | 12.69 | — | 23rd M |
| 24 | Thetford A.C | 6:48:58h | 12.59 | — | 24th M |
| 25 | Thanet Road Runners | 6:49:03h | 12.59 | — | 25th M |
| 26 | Woodstock Harriers | 6:49:11h | 12.58 | — | 26th M |
| 27 | Croydon Harriers | 6:51:00h | 12.53 | M40 | 27th M · 4th M40 |
| 28 | Clevedon Athletic Club | 6:51:14h | 12.52 | — | 28th M |
| 29 | Crawley Athletic Club | 6:55:27h | 12.39 | M23 | 29th M · 10th M23 |
| 30 | Wigan Harriers | 6:58:15h | 12.31 | M45 | 30th M · 2nd M45 |
| 31 | Evesham Running Club | 6:58:22h | 12.30 | M40 | 31st M · 5th M40 |
| 32 | Wigan Harriers | 6:59:51h | 12.26 | — | 32nd M |
| 33 | Fife Athletic Club | 7:00:46h | 12.23 | M23 | 33rd M · 11th M23 |
| 34 | Tonbridge Athletic Club | 7:01:27h | 12.21 | M23 | 34th M · 12th M23 |
| 35 | Crawley Athletic Club | 7:01:55h | 12.20 | M23 | 35th M · 13th M23 |
| 36 | *Palm Springs, CA | 7:02:37h | 12.18 | W45 | 1st F · 1st W45 |
| 37 | Bildeston Bounders | 7:03:09h | 12.17 | M23 | 36th M · 14th M23 |
| 38 | Dartford Harriers | 7:03:19h | 12.16 | — | 37th M |
| 39 | Southend Athletic Club | 7:07:15h | 12.05 | M23 | 38th M · 15th M23 |
| 40 | Rhodes Athletic Club | 7:07:48h | 12.03 | M35 | 39th M · 6th M35 |
| 41 | Pitreavie A.A.C | 7:08:26h | 12.02 | — | 40th M |
| 42 | Germiston Callies Harr... | 7:08:39h | 12.01 | M45 | 41st M · 3rd M45 |
| 43 | Tipton Harriers | 7:09:40h | 11.98 | M35 | 42nd M · 7th M35 |
| 44 | Hillingdon Athletic Club | 7:09:59h | 11.97 | M40 | 43rd M · 6th M40 |
| 45 | Barnet & District A.C | 7:10:39h | 11.95 | M40 | 44th M · 7th M40 |
| 46 | Iron Horse | 7:13:15h | 11.88 | M23 | 45th M · 16th M23 |
| 47 | New Forest Runners | 7:13:46h | 11.87 | — | 46th M |
| 48 | Holme Valley A.C | 7:14:49h | 11.84 | — | 47th M |
| 49 | Reading Athletic Club | 7:21:15h | 11.67 | — | 48th M |
| 50 | Clevedon Athletic Club | 7:22:04h | 11.64 | — | 49th M |
- 1Johannesburg Harriers1st M · 1st M23Time5:31:36hPace15.53Cat.M23
- 2Hillcrest Villagers2nd M · 1st M35Time5:37:29hPace15.25Cat.M35
- 3Reading A.C3rd M · 2nd M35Time5:47:38hPace14.81Cat.M35
- 4Leamington C & A.C4th M · 3rd M35Time5:53:46hPace14.55Cat.M35
- 5Ranelagh Harriers5th M · 2nd M23Time5:54:54hPace14.51Cat.M23
- 6*St Cloud6th M · 3rd M23Time5:56:53hPace14.43Cat.M23
- 7Rand Athletic Club7th M · 1st M40Time6:08:54hPace13.96Cat.M40
- 8Woodstock Harriers8th M · 4th M23Time6:11:46hPace13.85Cat.M23
- 9Epsom & Ewell Harriers9th M · 5th M23Time6:14:29hPace13.75Cat.M23
- 10Woodstock Harriers10th M · 6th M23Time6:18:23hPace13.61Cat.M23
- 11Thames Hare & Hounds11th M · 7th M23Time6:24:12hPace13.40Cat.M23
- 12Epsom & Ewell Harriers12th M · 1st M45Time6:24:55hPace13.37Cat.M45
- 13Ranelagh Harriers13th MTime6:26:13hPace13.33
- 14les Croupiers A.C14th M · 4th M35Time6:29:38hPace13.21Cat.M35
- 15Team Adidas15th M · 8th M23Time6:30:44hPace13.18Cat.M23
- 16les Croupiers A.C16th M · 5th M35Time6:34:55hPace13.04Cat.M35
- 17Cambridge Harriers17th MTime6:35:40hPace13.01
- 18Wigan Harriers18th M · 2nd M40Time6:36:35hPace12.98Cat.M40
- 19Hillingdon A.C19th M · 3rd M40Time6:39:46hPace12.88Cat.M40
- 20Rhodes A.C20th M · 9th M23Time6:41:36hPace12.82Cat.M23
- 21Ranelagh Harriers21st MTime6:42:37hPace12.79
- 22Rugby & District A.C22nd M · 1st M50Time6:43:25hPace12.76Cat.M50
- 23Epsom & Ewell Harriers23rd MTime6:45:39hPace12.69
- 24Thetford A.C24th MTime6:48:58hPace12.59
- 25Thanet Road Runners25th MTime6:49:03hPace12.59
- 26Woodstock Harriers26th MTime6:49:11hPace12.58
- 27Croydon Harriers27th M · 4th M40Time6:51:00hPace12.53Cat.M40
- 28Clevedon Athletic Club28th MTime6:51:14hPace12.52
- 29Crawley Athletic Club29th M · 10th M23Time6:55:27hPace12.39Cat.M23
- 30Wigan Harriers30th M · 2nd M45Time6:58:15hPace12.31Cat.M45
- 31Evesham Running Club31st M · 5th M40Time6:58:22hPace12.30Cat.M40
- 32Wigan Harriers32nd MTime6:59:51hPace12.26
- 33Fife Athletic Club33rd M · 11th M23Time7:00:46hPace12.23Cat.M23
- 34Tonbridge Athletic Club34th M · 12th M23Time7:01:27hPace12.21Cat.M23
- 35Crawley Athletic Club35th M · 13th M23Time7:01:55hPace12.20Cat.M23
- 36*Palm Springs, CA1st F · 1st W45Time7:02:37hPace12.18Cat.W45
- 37Bildeston Bounders36th M · 14th M23Time7:03:09hPace12.17Cat.M23
- 38Dartford Harriers37th MTime7:03:19hPace12.16
- 39Southend Athletic Club38th M · 15th M23Time7:07:15hPace12.05Cat.M23
- 40Rhodes Athletic Club39th M · 6th M35Time7:07:48hPace12.03Cat.M35
- 41Pitreavie A.A.C40th MTime7:08:26hPace12.02
- 42Germiston Callies Harr...41st M · 3rd M45Time7:08:39hPace12.01Cat.M45
- 43Tipton Harriers42nd M · 7th M35Time7:09:40hPace11.98Cat.M35
- 44Hillingdon Athletic Club43rd M · 6th M40Time7:09:59hPace11.97Cat.M40
- 45Barnet & District A.C44th M · 7th M40Time7:10:39hPace11.95Cat.M40
- 46Iron Horse45th M · 16th M23Time7:13:15hPace11.88Cat.M23
- 47New Forest Runners46th MTime7:13:46hPace11.87
- 48Holme Valley A.C47th MTime7:14:49hPace11.84
- 49Reading Athletic Club48th MTime7:21:15hPace11.67
- 50Clevedon Athletic Club49th MTime7:22:04hPace11.64
Showing ranks 1–50 of 97