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 651–700 of 2,821
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Hofmeyr, DavidSouth AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 8:06:42h | 10.72 | — | 650th M |
| 652 | Griffiths, N.N.South AfricaMan | 8:06:54h | 10.72 | M35 | 651st M · 117th M35 |
| 653 | Kahn, LeonSouth AfricaMan Vaal Athletic Club | 8:06:57h | 10.72 | M40 | 652nd M · 52nd M40 |
| 654 | Flood, JohnSouth AfricaMan Germiston Callies Harr... | 8:07:05h | 10.72 | M23 | 653rd M · 315th M23 |
| 655 | Fletcher, N.N.South AfricaMan | 8:07:10h | 10.71 | MU23 | 654th M · 52nd MU23 |
| 656 | Muller, ErwinSouth AfricaMan Pinetown & District AC | 8:07:18h | 10.71 | M23 | 655th M · 316th M23 |
| 657 | Whitfield, RonaldSouth AfricaMan Bluff AC | 8:07:22h | 10.71 | M40 | 656th M · 53rd M40 |
| 658 | Lane, LindsaySouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 8:07:23h | 10.71 | M35 | 657th M · 118th M35 |
| 659 | Badenhorst, N.N.South AfricaMan | 8:07:27h | 10.71 | M35 | 658th M · 119th M35 |
| 660 | Shillington, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 8:07:35h | 10.71 | M23 | 659th M · 317th M23 |
| 661 | Joubert, GeorgeSouth AfricaMan Germiston Callies Harr... | 8:07:36h | 10.71 | M35 | 660th M · 120th M35 |
| 662 | Gillespie, StickSouth AfricaMan Chiltern AC | 8:07:39h | 10.70 | M35 | 661st M · 121st M35 |
| 663 | Janse van Vuren, MariusSouth AfricaMan | 8:07:48h | 10.70 | M23 | 662nd M · 318th M23 |
| 664 | van Rensburg, JakkalsSouth AfricaMan | 8:07:50h | 10.70 | M35 | 663rd M · 122nd M35 |
| 665 | Dick, N.N.South AfricaMan | 8:07:53h | 10.70 | M23 | 664th M · 319th M23 |
| 666 | Baker, WilfredSouth AfricaMan Durban Athletic Club | 8:07:56h | 10.70 | M23 | 665th M · 320th M23 |
| 667 | Zuckerman, SamSouth AfricaMan | 8:08:06h | 10.70 | M40 | 666th M · 54th M40 |
| 668 | Goldman, AntonySouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 8:08:06h | 10.70 | M23 | 666th M · 321st M23 |
| 669 | Barker, HughSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 8:08:11h | 10.69 | MU23 | 668th M · 53rd MU23 |
| 670 | Sutherland, HaggisSouth AfricaMan Durban Athletic Club | 8:08:30h | 10.69 | M40 | 669th M · 55th M40 |
| 671 | Bergman, TrevorSouth AfricaMan | 8:08:31h | 10.69 | M23 | 670th M · 322nd M23 |
| 672 | Delport, JamesSouth AfricaMan Bluff AC | 8:08:33h | 10.69 | M23 | 671st M · 323rd M23 |
| 673 | Nteta, N.N.South AfricaMan Durban Athletic Club | 8:08:37h | 10.68 | M23 | 672nd M · 324th M23 |
| 674 | van Dellen, DirkSouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 8:08:45h | 10.68 | M23 | 673rd M · 325th M23 |
| 675 | Cloete, DavidSouth AfricaMan | 8:08:46h | 10.68 | MU23 | 674th M · 54th MU23 |
| 676 | Stirton, BrianSouth AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 8:08:52h | 10.68 | M23 | 675th M · 326th M23 |
| 677 | Brozin, MaxSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 8:09:01h | 10.67 | M45 | 676th M · 28th M45 |
| 678 | Ngcobo, N.N.South AfricaMan Bluff AC | 8:09:06h | 10.67 | — | 677th M |
| 679 | Myers, LeonardSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 8:09:07h | 10.67 | M35 | 678th M · 123rd M35 |
| 680 | Oosthuizen, ReneSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 8:09:14h | 10.67 | M23 | 679th M · 327th M23 |
| 681 | Sharpley, N.N.South AfricaMan | 8:09:15h | 10.67 | — | 680th M |
| 682 | Low, DerekSouth AfricaMan | 8:09:23h | 10.67 | M40 | 681st M · 56th M40 |
| 683 | de Wet, BraamSouth AfricaMan Boksburg AC | 8:09:24h | 10.67 | M35 | 682nd M · 124th M35 |
| 684 | Linnow, PeterSouth AfricaMan Jeppe Quondam Athletic... | 8:09:27h | 10.66 | M35 | 683rd M · 125th M35 |
| 685 | Psiroukis, PaulSouth AfricaMan Johannesburg Harriers AC | 8:09:43h | 10.66 | M35 | 684th M · 126th M35 |
| 686 | Pardini, MarkSouth AfricaMan Pirates Road Running | 8:09:46h | 10.66 | — | 685th M |
| 687 | Tucker, BobSouth AfricaMan Westaria Athletic Club | 8:09:53h | 10.66 | M23 | 686th M · 328th M23 |
| 688 | Berger, StanSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 8:09:54h | 10.65 | — | 687th M |
| 689 | Botha, WillieSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 8:09:59h | 10.65 | — | 688th M |
| 690 | Vorster, NoelSouth AfricaMan Umtiza Runners | 8:10:05h | 10.65 | — | 689th M |
| 691 | Scholtz, BoetSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 8:10:10h | 10.65 | M50 | 690th M · 4th M50 |
| 692 | Binedell, N.N.South AfricaMan | 8:10:17h | 10.65 | — | 691st M |
| 693 | McLachlan, JamesSouth AfricaMan University of Cape Tow... | 8:10:20h | 10.65 | MU23 | 692nd M · 55th MU23 |
| 694 | Bigham, BrianSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 8:10:29h | 10.64 | M35 | 693rd M · 127th M35 |
| 695 | Maine, N.N.South AfricaMan University of Witwater... | 8:10:37h | 10.64 | MU23 | 694th M · 56th MU23 |
| 696 | van Wyk, PercySouth AfricaMan | 8:10:46h | 10.64 | M35 | 695th M · 128th M35 |
| 697 | Lee, MalcolmSouth AfricaMan | 8:10:49h | 10.63 | M23 | 696th M · 329th M23 |
| 698 | Elliott, BobSouth AfricaMan Johannesburg Harriers AC | 8:10:52h | 10.63 | M35 | 697th M · 129th M35 |
| 699 | Chandler, PhilipSouth AfricaMan Amanzimtoti AC | 8:11:01h | 10.63 | M23 | 698th M · 330th M23 |
| 700 | de Jager, N.N.South AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 8:11:09h | 10.63 | — | 699th M |
- 651Hofmeyr, DavidSouth AfricaManCollegians Harriers650th MTime8:06:42hPace10.72
- 652Griffiths, N.N.South AfricaMan651st M · 117th M35Time8:06:54hPace10.72Cat.M35
- 653Kahn, LeonSouth AfricaManVaal Athletic Club652nd M · 52nd M40Time8:06:57hPace10.72Cat.M40
- 654Flood, JohnSouth AfricaManGermiston Callies Harr...653rd M · 315th M23Time8:07:05hPace10.72Cat.M23
- 655Fletcher, N.N.South AfricaMan654th M · 52nd MU23Time8:07:10hPace10.71Cat.MU23
- 656Muller, ErwinSouth AfricaManPinetown & District AC655th M · 316th M23Time8:07:18hPace10.71Cat.M23
- 657Whitfield, RonaldSouth AfricaManBluff AC656th M · 53rd M40Time8:07:22hPace10.71Cat.M40
- 658Lane, LindsaySouth AfricaManSavages AC657th M · 118th M35Time8:07:23hPace10.71Cat.M35
- 659Badenhorst, N.N.South AfricaMan658th M · 119th M35Time8:07:27hPace10.71Cat.M35
- 660Shillington, JohnSouth AfricaMan659th M · 317th M23Time8:07:35hPace10.71Cat.M23
- 661Joubert, GeorgeSouth AfricaManGermiston Callies Harr...660th M · 120th M35Time8:07:36hPace10.71Cat.M35
- 662Gillespie, StickSouth AfricaManChiltern AC661st M · 121st M35Time8:07:39hPace10.70Cat.M35
- 663Janse van Vuren, MariusSouth AfricaMan662nd M · 318th M23Time8:07:48hPace10.70Cat.M23
- 664van Rensburg, JakkalsSouth AfricaMan663rd M · 122nd M35Time8:07:50hPace10.70Cat.M35
- 665Dick, N.N.South AfricaMan664th M · 319th M23Time8:07:53hPace10.70Cat.M23
- 666Baker, WilfredSouth AfricaManDurban Athletic Club665th M · 320th M23Time8:07:56hPace10.70Cat.M23
- 667Zuckerman, SamSouth AfricaMan666th M · 54th M40Time8:08:06hPace10.70Cat.M40
- 668Goldman, AntonySouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners666th M · 321st M23Time8:08:06hPace10.70Cat.M23
- 669Barker, HughSouth AfricaManSavages AC668th M · 53rd MU23Time8:08:11hPace10.69Cat.MU23
- 670Sutherland, HaggisSouth AfricaManDurban Athletic Club669th M · 55th M40Time8:08:30hPace10.69Cat.M40
- 671Bergman, TrevorSouth AfricaMan670th M · 322nd M23Time8:08:31hPace10.69Cat.M23
- 672Delport, JamesSouth AfricaManBluff AC671st M · 323rd M23Time8:08:33hPace10.69Cat.M23
- 673Nteta, N.N.South AfricaManDurban Athletic Club672nd M · 324th M23Time8:08:37hPace10.68Cat.M23
- 674van Dellen, DirkSouth AfricaManRand AC673rd M · 325th M23Time8:08:45hPace10.68Cat.M23
- 675Cloete, DavidSouth AfricaMan674th M · 54th MU23Time8:08:46hPace10.68Cat.MU23
- 676Stirton, BrianSouth AfricaManCollegians Harriers675th M · 326th M23Time8:08:52hPace10.68Cat.M23
- 677Brozin, MaxSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners676th M · 28th M45Time8:09:01hPace10.67Cat.M45
- 678Ngcobo, N.N.South AfricaManBluff AC677th MTime8:09:06hPace10.67
- 679Myers, LeonardSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners678th M · 123rd M35Time8:09:07hPace10.67Cat.M35
- 680Oosthuizen, ReneSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club679th M · 327th M23Time8:09:14hPace10.67Cat.M23
- 681Sharpley, N.N.South AfricaMan680th MTime8:09:15hPace10.67
- 682Low, DerekSouth AfricaMan681st M · 56th M40Time8:09:23hPace10.67Cat.M40
- 683de Wet, BraamSouth AfricaManBoksburg AC682nd M · 124th M35Time8:09:24hPace10.67Cat.M35
- 684Linnow, PeterSouth AfricaManJeppe Quondam Athletic...683rd M · 125th M35Time8:09:27hPace10.66Cat.M35
- 685Psiroukis, PaulSouth AfricaManJohannesburg Harriers AC684th M · 126th M35Time8:09:43hPace10.66Cat.M35
- 686Pardini, MarkSouth AfricaManPirates Road Running685th MTime8:09:46hPace10.66
- 687Tucker, BobSouth AfricaManWestaria Athletic Club686th M · 328th M23Time8:09:53hPace10.66Cat.M23
- 688Berger, StanSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners687th MTime8:09:54hPace10.65
- 689Botha, WillieSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club688th MTime8:09:59hPace10.65
- 690Vorster, NoelSouth AfricaManUmtiza Runners689th MTime8:10:05hPace10.65
- 691Scholtz, BoetSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club690th M · 4th M50Time8:10:10hPace10.65Cat.M50
- 692Binedell, N.N.South AfricaMan691st MTime8:10:17hPace10.65
- 693McLachlan, JamesSouth AfricaManUniversity of Cape Tow...692nd M · 55th MU23Time8:10:20hPace10.65Cat.MU23
- 694Bigham, BrianSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners693rd M · 127th M35Time8:10:29hPace10.64Cat.M35
- 695Maine, N.N.South AfricaManUniversity of Witwater...694th M · 56th MU23Time8:10:37hPace10.64Cat.MU23
- 696van Wyk, PercySouth AfricaMan695th M · 128th M35Time8:10:46hPace10.64Cat.M35
- 697Lee, MalcolmSouth AfricaMan696th M · 329th M23Time8:10:49hPace10.63Cat.M23
- 698Elliott, BobSouth AfricaManJohannesburg Harriers AC697th M · 129th M35Time8:10:52hPace10.63Cat.M35
- 699Chandler, PhilipSouth AfricaManAmanzimtoti AC698th M · 330th M23Time8:11:01hPace10.63Cat.M23
- 700de Jager, N.N.South AfricaManCollegians Harriers699th MTime8:11:09hPace10.63
Showing ranks 651–700 of 2,821