South AfricaFixed distance
Two Oceans Marathon
14 Apr1979
Distance
56km
Finishers
1,010999 men11 women
Winning time
3:08:56h
Median pace
11.48km/h
Pace distribution
1,010 finishers · 9.34–17.78 km/h · mean 11.78
Every finisher ran the same 56 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 1,010 finishers ranged from 9.34 to 17.78 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 11.78 and a median of 11.48. The busiest band is 11.0 to 11.5 kilometres per hour, with 138 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 1,010
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakabaele, GabashaneLesothoMan | 3:08:56h | 17.78 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Donald, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 3:18:42h | 16.91 | MU23 | 2nd M · 1st MU23 |
| 3 | Strydom, TrompieSouth AfricaMan | 3:20:22h | 16.77 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 |
| 4 | Wright, DaveSouth AfricaMan | 3:21:00h | 16.72 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 |
| 5 | Briscoe, TimSouth AfricaMan | 3:23:27h | 16.52 | M23 | 5th M · 4th M23 |
| 6 | Wessels, NormanSouth AfricaMan | 3:23:27h | 16.52 | — | 5th M |
| 7 | Atkins, SteveSouth AfricaMan | 3:26:10h | 16.30 | M23 | 7th M · 5th M23 |
| 8 | Bacon, GeoffreySouth AfricaMan | 3:28:34h | 16.11 | — | 8th M |
| 9 | Cameron, RogerSouth AfricaMan | 3:28:59h | 16.08 | M23 | 9th M · 6th M23 |
| 10 | Marcisz, DerickSouth AfricaMan | 3:28:59h | 16.08 | M23 | 9th M · 6th M23 |
| 11 | de Koning, AntonSouth AfricaMan | 3:29:23h | 16.05 | M23 | 11th M · 8th M23 |
| 12 | Snyman, JaxSouth AfricaMan | 3:31:07h | 15.91 | M23 | 12th M · 9th M23 |
| 13 | Holtzhausen, DeonSouth AfricaMan | 3:32:02h | 15.85 | M23 | 13th M · 10th M23 |
| 14 | Dacomb, GraemeGreat BritainMan | 3:33:33h | 15.73 | MU23 | 14th M · 2nd MU23 |
| 15 | Raubenheimer, GrahamSouth AfricaMan | 3:33:36h | 15.73 | M23 | 15th M · 11th M23 |
| 16 | Steyn, DirkSouth AfricaMan | 3:33:45h | 15.72 | — | 16th M |
| 17 | Abbott, TonySouth AfricaMan | 3:33:51h | 15.71 | M23 | 17th M · 12th M23 |
| 18 | Dearling, TonySouth AfricaMan | 3:34:38h | 15.65 | M23 | 18th M · 13th M23 |
| 19 | Bosworth-Smith, MervynSouth AfricaMan | 3:34:45h | 15.65 | MU23 | 19th M · 3rd MU23 |
| 20 | de Lange, MartinSouth AfricaMan | 3:35:39h | 15.58 | M23 | 20th M · 14th M23 |
| 21 | Thackeray, MikeSouth AfricaMan | 3:37:27h | 15.45 | M23 | 21st M · 15th M23 |
| 22 | Keating, LenZimbabweMan | 3:37:46h | 15.43 | M35 | 22nd M · 1st M35 |
| 23 | Owen, CliveSouth AfricaMan | 3:37:57h | 15.42 | M23 | 23rd M · 16th M23 |
| 24 | Crawford, NeilSouth AfricaMan | 3:38:47h | 15.36 | — | 24th M |
| 25 | Couper, DaveSouth AfricaMan | 3:39:16h | 15.32 | — | 25th M |
| 26 | Cairns, RoderickSouth AfricaMan | 3:39:29h | 15.31 | M23 | 26th M · 17th M23 |
| 27 | van Blerk, BernieSouth AfricaMan | 3:41:29h | 15.17 | M23 | 27th M · 18th M23 |
| 28 | Gird, MikeSouth AfricaMan | 3:41:58h | 15.14 | M23 | 28th M · 19th M23 |
| 29 | Collins, RobSouth AfricaMan | 3:42:10h | 15.12 | M23 | 29th M · 20th M23 |
| 30 | Lemos, ArthurSouth AfricaMan | 3:43:02h | 15.06 | M23 | 30th M · 21st M23 |
| 31 | Goedeke, RonaldGermanyMan | 3:43:21h | 15.04 | MU23 | 31st M · 4th MU23 |
| 32 | Kay, DerekSouth AfricaMan | 3:43:53h | 15.01 | M45 | 32nd M · 1st M45 |
| 33 | Rich, GarySouth AfricaMan | 3:43:53h | 15.01 | M23 | 32nd M · 22nd M23 |
| 34 | Metcalfe, TrevorSouth AfricaMan | 3:44:12h | 14.99 | M23 | 34th M · 23rd M23 |
| 35 | Soglanich, SluggerSouth AfricaMan | 3:44:32h | 14.96 | M23 | 35th M · 24th M23 |
| 36 | Stander, NicoSouth AfricaMan | 3:44:54h | 14.94 | M23 | 36th M · 25th M23 |
| 37 | Dunn, WillieSouth AfricaMan | 3:45:03h | 14.93 | MU23 | 37th M · 5th MU23 |
| 38 | Smith, ManieSouth AfricaMan | 3:46:03h | 14.86 | — | 38th M |
| 39 | Sher, Clifford RoySouth AfricaMan | 3:46:13h | 14.85 | MU23 | 39th M · 6th MU23 |
| 40 | Brimble, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 3:46:25h | 14.84 | M23 | 40th M · 26th M23 |
| 41 | Cafeteiro, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 3:46:38h | 14.83 | — | 41st M |
| 42 | Watkins, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 3:46:53h | 14.81 | MU23 | 42nd M · 7th MU23 |
| 43 | Hugo, RielSouth AfricaMan | 3:46:56h | 14.81 | M35 | 43rd M · 2nd M35 |
| 44 | Haggis, AlfredSouth AfricaMan | 3:47:08h | 14.79 | M23 | 44th M · 27th M23 |
| 45 | van Zyl, HennieSouth AfricaMan | 3:47:21h | 14.78 | M23 | 45th M · 28th M23 |
| 46 | Dampies, DolfSouth AfricaMan | 3:47:41h | 14.76 | M23 | 46th M · 29th M23 |
| 47 | Bennett, C.South AfricaMan | 3:47:46h | 14.75 | — | 47th M |
| 48 | MacNab, AndySouth AfricaMan | 3:47:50h | 14.75 | M23 | 48th M · 30th M23 |
| 49 | Korasie, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 3:48:03h | 14.73 | — | 49th M |
| 50 | Walters, EricSouth AfricaMan | 3:48:05h | 14.73 | M23 | 50th M · 31st M23 |
- 1Rakabaele, GabashaneLesothoMan1st M · 1st M23Time3:08:56hPace17.78Cat.M23
- 2Donald, JohnSouth AfricaMan2nd M · 1st MU23Time3:18:42hPace16.91Cat.MU23
- 3Strydom, TrompieSouth AfricaMan3rd M · 2nd M23Time3:20:22hPace16.77Cat.M23
- 4Wright, DaveSouth AfricaMan4th M · 3rd M23Time3:21:00hPace16.72Cat.M23
- 5Briscoe, TimSouth AfricaMan5th M · 4th M23Time3:23:27hPace16.52Cat.M23
- 6Wessels, NormanSouth AfricaMan5th MTime3:23:27hPace16.52
- 7Atkins, SteveSouth AfricaMan7th M · 5th M23Time3:26:10hPace16.30Cat.M23
- 8Bacon, GeoffreySouth AfricaMan8th MTime3:28:34hPace16.11
- 9Cameron, RogerSouth AfricaMan9th M · 6th M23Time3:28:59hPace16.08Cat.M23
- 10Marcisz, DerickSouth AfricaMan9th M · 6th M23Time3:28:59hPace16.08Cat.M23
- 11de Koning, AntonSouth AfricaMan11th M · 8th M23Time3:29:23hPace16.05Cat.M23
- 12Snyman, JaxSouth AfricaMan12th M · 9th M23Time3:31:07hPace15.91Cat.M23
- 13Holtzhausen, DeonSouth AfricaMan13th M · 10th M23Time3:32:02hPace15.85Cat.M23
- 14Dacomb, GraemeGreat BritainMan14th M · 2nd MU23Time3:33:33hPace15.73Cat.MU23
- 15Raubenheimer, GrahamSouth AfricaMan15th M · 11th M23Time3:33:36hPace15.73Cat.M23
- 16Steyn, DirkSouth AfricaMan16th MTime3:33:45hPace15.72
- 17Abbott, TonySouth AfricaMan17th M · 12th M23Time3:33:51hPace15.71Cat.M23
- 18Dearling, TonySouth AfricaMan18th M · 13th M23Time3:34:38hPace15.65Cat.M23
- 19Bosworth-Smith, MervynSouth AfricaMan19th M · 3rd MU23Time3:34:45hPace15.65Cat.MU23
- 20de Lange, MartinSouth AfricaMan20th M · 14th M23Time3:35:39hPace15.58Cat.M23
- 21Thackeray, MikeSouth AfricaMan21st M · 15th M23Time3:37:27hPace15.45Cat.M23
- 22Keating, LenZimbabweMan22nd M · 1st M35Time3:37:46hPace15.43Cat.M35
- 23Owen, CliveSouth AfricaMan23rd M · 16th M23Time3:37:57hPace15.42Cat.M23
- 24Crawford, NeilSouth AfricaMan24th MTime3:38:47hPace15.36
- 25Couper, DaveSouth AfricaMan25th MTime3:39:16hPace15.32
- 26Cairns, RoderickSouth AfricaMan26th M · 17th M23Time3:39:29hPace15.31Cat.M23
- 27van Blerk, BernieSouth AfricaMan27th M · 18th M23Time3:41:29hPace15.17Cat.M23
- 28Gird, MikeSouth AfricaMan28th M · 19th M23Time3:41:58hPace15.14Cat.M23
- 29Collins, RobSouth AfricaMan29th M · 20th M23Time3:42:10hPace15.12Cat.M23
- 30Lemos, ArthurSouth AfricaMan30th M · 21st M23Time3:43:02hPace15.06Cat.M23
- 31Goedeke, RonaldGermanyMan31st M · 4th MU23Time3:43:21hPace15.04Cat.MU23
- 32Kay, DerekSouth AfricaMan32nd M · 1st M45Time3:43:53hPace15.01Cat.M45
- 33Rich, GarySouth AfricaMan32nd M · 22nd M23Time3:43:53hPace15.01Cat.M23
- 34Metcalfe, TrevorSouth AfricaMan34th M · 23rd M23Time3:44:12hPace14.99Cat.M23
- 35Soglanich, SluggerSouth AfricaMan35th M · 24th M23Time3:44:32hPace14.96Cat.M23
- 36Stander, NicoSouth AfricaMan36th M · 25th M23Time3:44:54hPace14.94Cat.M23
- 37Dunn, WillieSouth AfricaMan37th M · 5th MU23Time3:45:03hPace14.93Cat.MU23
- 38Smith, ManieSouth AfricaMan38th MTime3:46:03hPace14.86
- 39Sher, Clifford RoySouth AfricaMan39th M · 6th MU23Time3:46:13hPace14.85Cat.MU23
- 40Brimble, JohnSouth AfricaMan40th M · 26th M23Time3:46:25hPace14.84Cat.M23
- 41Cafeteiro, JohnSouth AfricaMan41st MTime3:46:38hPace14.83
- 42Watkins, JohnSouth AfricaMan42nd M · 7th MU23Time3:46:53hPace14.81Cat.MU23
- 43Hugo, RielSouth AfricaMan43rd M · 2nd M35Time3:46:56hPace14.81Cat.M35
- 44Haggis, AlfredSouth AfricaMan44th M · 27th M23Time3:47:08hPace14.79Cat.M23
- 45van Zyl, HennieSouth AfricaMan45th M · 28th M23Time3:47:21hPace14.78Cat.M23
- 46Dampies, DolfSouth AfricaMan46th M · 29th M23Time3:47:41hPace14.76Cat.M23
- 47Bennett, C.South AfricaMan47th MTime3:47:46hPace14.75
- 48MacNab, AndySouth AfricaMan48th M · 30th M23Time3:47:50hPace14.75Cat.M23
- 49Korasie, JohnSouth AfricaMan49th MTime3:48:03hPace14.73
- 50Walters, EricSouth AfricaMan50th M · 31st M23Time3:48:05hPace14.73Cat.M23
Showing ranks 1–50 of 1,010