South AfricaFixed distance
Comrades Marathon - Down Run
31 May1989
Distance
89km
Finishers
10,5059,850 men655 women
Winning time
5:35:51h
Median pace
9.11km/h
Pace distribution
10,505 finishers · 8.09–15.90 km/h · mean 9.52
Every finisher ran the same 89 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 10,505 finishers ranged from 8.09 to 15.90 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 9.52 and a median of 9.11. The busiest band is 8.0 to 8.5 kilometres per hour, with 2,730 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1,901–1,950 of 10,505
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Coetzee, AltusSouth AfricaMan Mossel Bay Harriers | 8:23:05h | 10.62 | M23 | 1858th M · 915th M23 |
| 1902 | Katzin, WayneSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:06h | 10.61 | M40 | 1859th M · 206th M40 |
| 1903 | Roos, PeterSouth AfricaMan South Coast Striders | 8:23:06h | 10.61 | M23 | 1859th M · 916th M23 |
| 1904 | Kruger, NicoSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:07h | 10.61 | M35 | 1861st M · 381st M35 |
| 1905 | Reikert, RobbieSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:07h | 10.61 | — | 1861st M |
| 1906 | Rose, CharlesSouth AfricaMan Port Elizabeth Amateur AC | 8:23:09h | 10.61 | M35 | 1863rd M · 382nd M35 |
| 1907 | Thomas, RobertSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:11h | 10.61 | M40 | 1864th M · 207th M40 |
| 1908 | Robertson, AlistarSouth AfricaMan Pinelands Athletic Club | 8:23:12h | 10.61 | — | 1865th M |
| 1909 | Jacobs, WillemNamibiaMan | 8:23:15h | 10.61 | M35 | 1866th M · 383rd M35 |
| 1910 | Pieterse, VlamSouth AfricaMan Ndaba Athletics Club | 8:23:15h | 10.61 | M23 | 1866th M · 917th M23 |
| 1911 | Wright, FredSouth AfricaMan Boksburg AC | 8:23:16h | 10.61 | M35 | 1868th M · 384th M35 |
| 1912 | McCourt, SteveSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:17h | 10.61 | M35 | 1869th M · 385th M35 |
| 1913 | Shezi, NicholasSouth AfricaMan Newcastle Harriers Club | 8:23:18h | 10.61 | M23 | 1870th M · 918th M23 |
| 1914 | Harding, PaulSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:19h | 10.61 | M45 | 1871st M · 89th M45 |
| 1915 | Heiberg, StefanSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:19h | 10.61 | M23 | 1871st M · 919th M23 |
| 1916 | Garbers, OscarSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:19h | 10.61 | M45 | 1871st M · 89th M45 |
| 1917 | Verster, CobusSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:21h | 10.61 | M23 | 1874th M · 920th M23 |
| 1918 | Blanche, JohanSouth AfricaMan Ndaba Athletics Club | 8:23:22h | 10.61 | M35 | 1875th M · 386th M35 |
| 1919 | Matthee, AntonSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:23h | 10.61 | — | 1876th M |
| 1920 | Payne, GinaSouth AfricaWoman | 8:23:26h | 10.61 | W23 | 44th F · 24th W23 |
| 1921 | Mothusi, JohannesSouth AfricaMan Bloemfontein Achilles | 8:23:28h | 10.61 | M40 | 1877th M · 208th M40 |
| 1922 | Swart, GerhardSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 8:23:32h | 10.61 | M23 | 1878th M · 921st M23 |
| 1923 | Williams, MartinSouth AfricaMan | 8:23:34h | 10.60 | M35 | 1879th M · 387th M35 |
| 1924 | van Zyl, RiaanSouth AfricaMan Vaal Athletic Club | 8:23:39h | 10.60 | — | 1880th M |
| 1925 | Grieveson, JackSouth AfricaMan Westville Athletic Club | 8:23:40h | 10.60 | M40 | 1881st M · 209th M40 |
| 1926 | Hayden, KarlSouth AfricaMan West Coast AC | 8:23:47h | 10.60 | M23 | 1882nd M · 922nd M23 |
| 1927 | Craig, KennySouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 8:23:48h | 10.60 | M50 | 1883rd M · 24th M50 |
| 1928 | Cameron, FloraSouth AfricaWoman | 8:23:57h | 10.60 | W40 | 45th F · 5th W40 |
| 1929 | Faulkner, JohnSouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 8:23:59h | 10.60 | M40 | 1884th M · 210th M40 |
| 1930 | de Jonckheere, RufinSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:00h | 10.60 | M23 | 1885th M · 923rd M23 |
| 1931 | Bloy, DavidSouth AfricaMan Umvoti Athletic Club | 8:24:01h | 10.60 | M23 | 1886th M · 924th M23 |
| 1932 | Chetty, SunnySouth AfricaMan Mount Edgecombe Villagers | 8:24:03h | 10.59 | M45 | 1887th M · 91st M45 |
| 1933 | Appelgryn, AndriesSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:04h | 10.59 | M35 | 1888th M · 388th M35 |
| 1934 | Evans, EricSouth AfricaMan Pinetown & District AC | 8:24:08h | 10.59 | M40 | 1889th M · 211th M40 |
| 1935 | Majstorovic, ZeljkoSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 8:24:11h | 10.59 | M40 | 1890th M · 212th M40 |
| 1936 | Alleaume, GuySouth AfricaMan | 8:24:11h | 10.59 | M50 | 1890th M · 25th M50 |
| 1937 | Bagnall, KeithSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:12h | 10.59 | M23 | 1892nd M · 925th M23 |
| 1938 | Collins, AlexSouth AfricaMan Bluff AC | 8:24:13h | 10.59 | M35 | 1893rd M · 389th M35 |
| 1939 | Mkhize, RobertSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:15h | 10.59 | M23 | 1894th M · 926th M23 |
| 1940 | Scheepers, RoelofSouth AfricaMan Golden Reef Road Runne... | 8:24:15h | 10.59 | M35 | 1894th M · 390th M35 |
| 1941 | Odendaal, RoelfSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:19h | 10.59 | M23 | 1896th M · 927th M23 |
| 1942 | Pickering, LouisSouth AfricaMan Randburg Harriers | 8:24:19h | 10.59 | M35 | 1896th M · 391st M35 |
| 1943 | Lind, HansSouth AfricaMan Randburg Harriers | 8:24:20h | 10.59 | M23 | 1898th M · 928th M23 |
| 1944 | van Zyl, ErikSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:20h | 10.59 | M23 | 1898th M · 928th M23 |
| 1945 | Lombard, NevilleSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:22h | 10.59 | M40 | 1900th M · 213th M40 |
| 1946 | Tischendorf, BernardSouth AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 8:24:25h | 10.59 | M40 | 1901st M · 214th M40 |
| 1947 | Hoft, RoccoSouth AfricaMan | 8:24:25h | 10.59 | MU23 | 1901st M · 57th MU23 |
| 1948 | Janse van Rensburg, GerrieSouth AfricaMan Ndaba Athletics Club | 8:24:25h | 10.59 | M23 | 1901st M · 930th M23 |
| 1949 | van Antwerpen, LlewellynSouth AfricaMan Port Elizabeth Amateur AC | 8:24:28h | 10.59 | M23 | 1904th M · 931st M23 |
| 1950 | Ranwell, PierreSouth AfricaMan Spectrum Athletic Club | 8:24:28h | 10.59 | M23 | 1904th M · 931st M23 |
- 1901Coetzee, AltusSouth AfricaManMossel Bay Harriers1858th M · 915th M23Time8:23:05hPace10.62Cat.M23
- 1902Katzin, WayneSouth AfricaMan1859th M · 206th M40Time8:23:06hPace10.61Cat.M40
- 1903Roos, PeterSouth AfricaManSouth Coast Striders1859th M · 916th M23Time8:23:06hPace10.61Cat.M23
- 1904Kruger, NicoSouth AfricaMan1861st M · 381st M35Time8:23:07hPace10.61Cat.M35
- 1905Reikert, RobbieSouth AfricaMan1861st MTime8:23:07hPace10.61
- 1906Rose, CharlesSouth AfricaManPort Elizabeth Amateur AC1863rd M · 382nd M35Time8:23:09hPace10.61Cat.M35
- 1907Thomas, RobertSouth AfricaMan1864th M · 207th M40Time8:23:11hPace10.61Cat.M40
- 1908Robertson, AlistarSouth AfricaManPinelands Athletic Club1865th MTime8:23:12hPace10.61
- 1909Jacobs, WillemNamibiaMan1866th M · 383rd M35Time8:23:15hPace10.61Cat.M35
- 1910Pieterse, VlamSouth AfricaManNdaba Athletics Club1866th M · 917th M23Time8:23:15hPace10.61Cat.M23
- 1911Wright, FredSouth AfricaManBoksburg AC1868th M · 384th M35Time8:23:16hPace10.61Cat.M35
- 1912McCourt, SteveSouth AfricaMan1869th M · 385th M35Time8:23:17hPace10.61Cat.M35
- 1913Shezi, NicholasSouth AfricaManNewcastle Harriers Club1870th M · 918th M23Time8:23:18hPace10.61Cat.M23
- 1914Harding, PaulSouth AfricaMan1871st M · 89th M45Time8:23:19hPace10.61Cat.M45
- 1915Heiberg, StefanSouth AfricaMan1871st M · 919th M23Time8:23:19hPace10.61Cat.M23
- 1916Garbers, OscarSouth AfricaMan1871st M · 89th M45Time8:23:19hPace10.61Cat.M45
- 1917Verster, CobusSouth AfricaMan1874th M · 920th M23Time8:23:21hPace10.61Cat.M23
- 1918Blanche, JohanSouth AfricaManNdaba Athletics Club1875th M · 386th M35Time8:23:22hPace10.61Cat.M35
- 1919Matthee, AntonSouth AfricaMan1876th MTime8:23:23hPace10.61
- 1920Payne, GinaSouth AfricaWoman44th F · 24th W23Time8:23:26hPace10.61Cat.W23
- 1921Mothusi, JohannesSouth AfricaManBloemfontein Achilles1877th M · 208th M40Time8:23:28hPace10.61Cat.M40
- 1922Swart, GerhardSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club1878th M · 921st M23Time8:23:32hPace10.61Cat.M23
- 1923Williams, MartinSouth AfricaMan1879th M · 387th M35Time8:23:34hPace10.60Cat.M35
- 1924van Zyl, RiaanSouth AfricaManVaal Athletic Club1880th MTime8:23:39hPace10.60
- 1925Grieveson, JackSouth AfricaManWestville Athletic Club1881st M · 209th M40Time8:23:40hPace10.60Cat.M40
- 1926Hayden, KarlSouth AfricaManWest Coast AC1882nd M · 922nd M23Time8:23:47hPace10.60Cat.M23
- 1927Craig, KennySouth AfricaManSavages AC1883rd M · 24th M50Time8:23:48hPace10.60Cat.M50
- 1928Cameron, FloraSouth AfricaWoman45th F · 5th W40Time8:23:57hPace10.60Cat.W40
- 1929Faulkner, JohnSouth AfricaManRand AC1884th M · 210th M40Time8:23:59hPace10.60Cat.M40
- 1930de Jonckheere, RufinSouth AfricaMan1885th M · 923rd M23Time8:24:00hPace10.60Cat.M23
- 1931Bloy, DavidSouth AfricaManUmvoti Athletic Club1886th M · 924th M23Time8:24:01hPace10.60Cat.M23
- 1932Chetty, SunnySouth AfricaManMount Edgecombe Villagers1887th M · 91st M45Time8:24:03hPace10.59Cat.M45
- 1933Appelgryn, AndriesSouth AfricaMan1888th M · 388th M35Time8:24:04hPace10.59Cat.M35
- 1934Evans, EricSouth AfricaManPinetown & District AC1889th M · 211th M40Time8:24:08hPace10.59Cat.M40
- 1935Majstorovic, ZeljkoSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners1890th M · 212th M40Time8:24:11hPace10.59Cat.M40
- 1936Alleaume, GuySouth AfricaMan1890th M · 25th M50Time8:24:11hPace10.59Cat.M50
- 1937Bagnall, KeithSouth AfricaMan1892nd M · 925th M23Time8:24:12hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1938Collins, AlexSouth AfricaManBluff AC1893rd M · 389th M35Time8:24:13hPace10.59Cat.M35
- 1939Mkhize, RobertSouth AfricaMan1894th M · 926th M23Time8:24:15hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1940Scheepers, RoelofSouth AfricaManGolden Reef Road Runne...1894th M · 390th M35Time8:24:15hPace10.59Cat.M35
- 1941Odendaal, RoelfSouth AfricaMan1896th M · 927th M23Time8:24:19hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1942Pickering, LouisSouth AfricaManRandburg Harriers1896th M · 391st M35Time8:24:19hPace10.59Cat.M35
- 1943Lind, HansSouth AfricaManRandburg Harriers1898th M · 928th M23Time8:24:20hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1944van Zyl, ErikSouth AfricaMan1898th M · 928th M23Time8:24:20hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1945Lombard, NevilleSouth AfricaMan1900th M · 213th M40Time8:24:22hPace10.59Cat.M40
- 1946Tischendorf, BernardSouth AfricaManCollegians Harriers1901st M · 214th M40Time8:24:25hPace10.59Cat.M40
- 1947Hoft, RoccoSouth AfricaMan1901st M · 57th MU23Time8:24:25hPace10.59Cat.MU23
- 1948Janse van Rensburg, GerrieSouth AfricaManNdaba Athletics Club1901st M · 930th M23Time8:24:25hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1949van Antwerpen, LlewellynSouth AfricaManPort Elizabeth Amateur AC1904th M · 931st M23Time8:24:28hPace10.59Cat.M23
- 1950Ranwell, PierreSouth AfricaManSpectrum Athletic Club1904th M · 931st M23Time8:24:28hPace10.59Cat.M23
Showing ranks 1,901–1,950 of 10,505