South AfricaFixed distance
Comrades Marathon - Up Run
31 May1979
Distance
87km
Finishers
2,8212,808 men13 women
Winning time
5:45:02h
Median pace
9.57km/h
Pace distribution
2,821 finishers · 7.92–15.13 km/h · mean 9.82
Every finisher ran the same 87 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 2,821 finishers ranged from 7.92 to 15.13 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 9.82 and a median of 9.57. The busiest band is 8.5 to 9.0 kilometres per hour, with 499 finishers.
Results
Ranks 551–600 of 2,821
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Savages AC | 7:57:49h | 10.93 | MU23 | 550th M · 42nd MU23 |
| 552 | Welkom Striders (Now G... | 7:57:52h | 10.92 | M35 | 551st M · 103rd M35 |
| 553 | Pretoria Marathon Club | 7:57:52h | 10.92 | M23 | 551st M · 270th M23 |
| 554 | 7:57:56h | 10.92 | M23 | 553rd M · 271st M23 | |
| 555 | Collegians Harriers | 7:57:57h | 10.92 | M23 | 554th M · 272nd M23 |
| 556 | Rocky Road Runners | 7:58:02h | 10.92 | M23 | 555th M · 273rd M23 |
| 557 | 7:58:08h | 10.92 | M40 | 556th M · 41st M40 | |
| 558 | Savages AC | 7:58:10h | 10.92 | M45 | 557th M · 22nd M45 |
| 559 | Pretoria Marathon Club | 7:58:12h | 10.92 | M35 | 558th M · 104th M35 |
| 560 | Pinetown & District AC | 7:58:17h | 10.91 | M23 | 559th M · 274th M23 |
| 561 | Rocky Road Runners | 7:58:19h | 10.91 | M23 | 560th M · 275th M23 |
| 562 | Germiston Callies Harr... | 7:58:19h | 10.91 | M35 | 560th M · 105th M35 |
| 563 | Rand AC | 7:58:54h | 10.90 | M23 | 562nd M · 276th M23 |
| 564 | Old Selbornians Road R... | 7:59:04h | 10.90 | M23 | 563rd M · 277th M23 |
| 565 | 7:59:20h | 10.89 | M23 | 564th M · 278th M23 | |
| 566 | Benoni Harriers | 7:59:23h | 10.89 | M23 | 565th M · 279th M23 |
| 567 | Yellowwood Park Athlet... | 7:59:24h | 10.89 | M23 | 566th M · 280th M23 |
| 568 | Rand AC | 7:59:35h | 10.88 | MU23 | 567th M · 43rd MU23 |
| 569 | Jeppe Quondam Athletic... | 7:59:50h | 10.88 | M23 | 568th M · 281st M23 |
| 570 | 7:59:53h | 10.88 | MU23 | 569th M · 44th MU23 | |
| 571 | Umtiza Runners | 7:59:54h | 10.88 | M40 | 570th M · 42nd M40 |
| 572 | Ladysmith Athletic Club | 7:59:57h | 10.88 | M23 | 571st M · 282nd M23 |
| 573 | 8:00:00h | 10.88 | MU23 | 572nd M · 45th MU23 | |
| 574 | 8:00:03h | 10.87 | M40 | 573rd M · 43rd M40 | |
| 575 | 8:00:06h | 10.87 | M23 | 574th M · 283rd M23 | |
| 576 | 8:00:09h | 10.87 | M23 | 575th M · 284th M23 | |
| 577 | 8:00:11h | 10.87 | M40 | 576th M · 44th M40 | |
| 578 | Johannesburg Harriers AC | 8:00:17h | 10.87 | M23 | 577th M · 285th M23 |
| 579 | Johannesburg Harriers AC | 8:00:22h | 10.87 | M23 | 578th M · 286th M23 |
| 580 | Rocky Road Runners | 8:00:25h | 10.87 | M35 | 579th M · 106th M35 |
| 581 | 8:00:41h | 10.86 | M35 | 580th M · 107th M35 | |
| 582 | Johannesburg Harriers AC | 8:00:43h | 10.86 | — | 581st M |
| 583 | Johannesburg Harriers AC | 8:00:46h | 10.86 | M23 | 582nd M · 287th M23 |
| 584 | Pretoria Marathon Club | 8:00:47h | 10.86 | M23 | 583rd M · 288th M23 |
| 585 | Germiston Callies Harr... | 8:00:49h | 10.86 | MU23 | 584th M · 46th MU23 |
| 586 | Vaal Athletic Club | 8:00:50h | 10.86 | — | 585th M |
| 587 | 8:00:57h | 10.85 | M23 | 586th M · 289th M23 | |
| 588 | Rocky Road Runners | 8:01:00h | 10.85 | M23 | 587th M · 290th M23 |
| 589 | 8:01:04h | 10.85 | M40 | 588th M · 45th M40 | |
| 590 | 8:01:14h | 10.85 | MU23 | 589th M · 47th MU23 | |
| 591 | 8:01:17h | 10.85 | M23 | 590th M · 291st M23 | |
| 592 | Pretoria Marathon Club | 8:01:19h | 10.85 | — | 591st M |
| 593 | 8:01:24h | 10.84 | M23 | 592nd M · 292nd M23 | |
| 594 | Vaal Athletic Club | 8:01:27h | 10.84 | M23 | 593rd M · 293rd M23 |
| 595 | Collegians Harriers | 8:01:29h | 10.84 | M23 | 594th M · 294th M23 |
| 596 | Rocky Road Runners | 8:01:30h | 10.84 | M35 | 595th M · 108th M35 |
| 597 | Rocky Road Runners | 8:01:33h | 10.84 | M23 | 596th M · 295th M23 |
| 598 | Rand AC | 8:01:35h | 10.84 | MU23 | 597th M · 48th MU23 |
| 599 | 8:01:39h | 10.84 | M23 | 598th M · 296th M23 | |
| 600 | Germiston Callies Harr... | 8:01:45h | 10.84 | M35 | 599th M · 109th M35 |
- 551Savages AC550th M · 42nd MU23Time7:57:49hPace10.93Cat.MU23
- 552Welkom Striders (Now G...551st M · 103rd M35Time7:57:52hPace10.92Cat.M35
- 553Pretoria Marathon Club551st M · 270th M23Time7:57:52hPace10.92Cat.M23
- 554553rd M · 271st M23Time7:57:56hPace10.92Cat.M23
- 555Collegians Harriers554th M · 272nd M23Time7:57:57hPace10.92Cat.M23
- 556Rocky Road Runners555th M · 273rd M23Time7:58:02hPace10.92Cat.M23
- 557556th M · 41st M40Time7:58:08hPace10.92Cat.M40
- 558Savages AC557th M · 22nd M45Time7:58:10hPace10.92Cat.M45
- 559Pretoria Marathon Club558th M · 104th M35Time7:58:12hPace10.92Cat.M35
- 560Pinetown & District AC559th M · 274th M23Time7:58:17hPace10.91Cat.M23
- 561Rocky Road Runners560th M · 275th M23Time7:58:19hPace10.91Cat.M23
- 562Germiston Callies Harr...560th M · 105th M35Time7:58:19hPace10.91Cat.M35
- 563Rand AC562nd M · 276th M23Time7:58:54hPace10.90Cat.M23
- 564Old Selbornians Road R...563rd M · 277th M23Time7:59:04hPace10.90Cat.M23
- 565564th M · 278th M23Time7:59:20hPace10.89Cat.M23
- 566Benoni Harriers565th M · 279th M23Time7:59:23hPace10.89Cat.M23
- 567Yellowwood Park Athlet...566th M · 280th M23Time7:59:24hPace10.89Cat.M23
- 568Rand AC567th M · 43rd MU23Time7:59:35hPace10.88Cat.MU23
- 569Jeppe Quondam Athletic...568th M · 281st M23Time7:59:50hPace10.88Cat.M23
- 570569th M · 44th MU23Time7:59:53hPace10.88Cat.MU23
- 571Umtiza Runners570th M · 42nd M40Time7:59:54hPace10.88Cat.M40
- 572Ladysmith Athletic Club571st M · 282nd M23Time7:59:57hPace10.88Cat.M23
- 573572nd M · 45th MU23Time8:00:00hPace10.88Cat.MU23
- 574573rd M · 43rd M40Time8:00:03hPace10.87Cat.M40
- 575574th M · 283rd M23Time8:00:06hPace10.87Cat.M23
- 576575th M · 284th M23Time8:00:09hPace10.87Cat.M23
- 577576th M · 44th M40Time8:00:11hPace10.87Cat.M40
- 578Johannesburg Harriers AC577th M · 285th M23Time8:00:17hPace10.87Cat.M23
- 579Johannesburg Harriers AC578th M · 286th M23Time8:00:22hPace10.87Cat.M23
- 580Rocky Road Runners579th M · 106th M35Time8:00:25hPace10.87Cat.M35
- 581580th M · 107th M35Time8:00:41hPace10.86Cat.M35
- 582Johannesburg Harriers AC581st MTime8:00:43hPace10.86
- 583Johannesburg Harriers AC582nd M · 287th M23Time8:00:46hPace10.86Cat.M23
- 584Pretoria Marathon Club583rd M · 288th M23Time8:00:47hPace10.86Cat.M23
- 585Germiston Callies Harr...584th M · 46th MU23Time8:00:49hPace10.86Cat.MU23
- 586Vaal Athletic Club585th MTime8:00:50hPace10.86
- 587586th M · 289th M23Time8:00:57hPace10.85Cat.M23
- 588Rocky Road Runners587th M · 290th M23Time8:01:00hPace10.85Cat.M23
- 589588th M · 45th M40Time8:01:04hPace10.85Cat.M40
- 590589th M · 47th MU23Time8:01:14hPace10.85Cat.MU23
- 591590th M · 291st M23Time8:01:17hPace10.85Cat.M23
- 592Pretoria Marathon Club591st MTime8:01:19hPace10.85
- 593592nd M · 292nd M23Time8:01:24hPace10.84Cat.M23
- 594Vaal Athletic Club593rd M · 293rd M23Time8:01:27hPace10.84Cat.M23
- 595Collegians Harriers594th M · 294th M23Time8:01:29hPace10.84Cat.M23
- 596Rocky Road Runners595th M · 108th M35Time8:01:30hPace10.84Cat.M35
- 597Rocky Road Runners596th M · 295th M23Time8:01:33hPace10.84Cat.M23
- 598Rand AC597th M · 48th MU23Time8:01:35hPace10.84Cat.MU23
- 599598th M · 296th M23Time8:01:39hPace10.84Cat.M23
- 600Germiston Callies Harr...599th M · 109th M35Time8:01:45hPace10.84Cat.M35
Showing ranks 551–600 of 2,821