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 151–200 of 2,821
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Rountree, DesSouth AfricaMan Amanzimtoti AC | 7:04:49h | 12.29 | M23 | 151st M · 90th M23 |
| 152 | Shaw, BenSouth AfricaMan | 7:04:49h | 12.29 | M35 | 151st M · 24th M35 |
| 153 | Arnold, SherwinSouth AfricaMan | 7:05:06h | 12.28 | M23 | 153rd M · 91st M23 |
| 154 | Walters, EricSouth AfricaMan Yellowwood Park Athlet... | 7:05:14h | 12.28 | M23 | 154th M · 92nd M23 |
| 155 | Lace, AnthonySouth AfricaMan Boksburg AC | 7:05:16h | 12.28 | M23 | 155th M · 93rd M23 |
| 156 | Crouch, JoeSouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 7:05:30h | 12.27 | M40 | 156th M · 8th M40 |
| 157 | van Amstel, SarelSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 7:05:38h | 12.26 | M35 | 157th M · 25th M35 |
| 158 | King, DaveSouth AfricaMan Germiston Callies Harr... | 7:05:46h | 12.26 | M23 | 158th M · 94th M23 |
| 159 | Wisby, JohnSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 7:05:50h | 12.26 | M35 | 159th M · 26th M35 |
| 160 | Rayne, VincentSouth AfricaMan Germiston Callies Harr... | 7:05:54h | 12.26 | M35 | 160th M · 27th M35 |
| 161 | Allen, CliveSouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 7:05:57h | 12.26 | M35 | 161st M · 28th M35 |
| 162 | Park, DaveSouth AfricaMan Umtiza Runners | 7:06:27h | 12.24 | M35 | 162nd M · 29th M35 |
| 163 | Augustine, RodneySouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 7:06:44h | 12.23 | M23 | 163rd M · 95th M23 |
| 164 | Heugh, N.N.South AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 7:06:47h | 12.23 | — | 164th M |
| 165 | Graham, PeterSouth AfricaMan Durban Athletic Club | 7:07:25h | 12.21 | M23 | 165th M · 96th M23 |
| 166 | Doo, MickeySouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 7:07:27h | 12.21 | M40 | 166th M · 9th M40 |
| 167 | Oosthuizen, PietSouth AfricaMan South Coast Striders | 7:08:16h | 12.19 | M23 | 167th M · 97th M23 |
| 168 | Barkhuizen, N.N.South AfricaMan Bluff AC | 7:08:28h | 12.18 | MU23 | 168th M · 10th MU23 |
| 169 | Claassens, FrancoisSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 7:08:32h | 12.18 | — | 169th M |
| 170 | Verrall, FrederickSouth AfricaMan | 7:08:34h | 12.18 | M23 | 170th M · 98th M23 |
| 171 | Leary, PerrySouth AfricaMan Durban Athletic Club | 7:08:35h | 12.18 | M40 | 171st M · 10th M40 |
| 172 | Richardson, TonySouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 7:08:38h | 12.18 | M23 | 172nd M · 99th M23 |
| 173 | Wolff, VicSouth AfricaMan | 7:08:39h | 12.18 | M35 | 173rd M · 30th M35 |
| 174 | Dixon, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 7:08:47h | 12.17 | M35 | 174th M · 31st M35 |
| 175 | Warburton, StanSouth AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 7:08:50h | 12.17 | M23 | 175th M · 100th M23 |
| 176 | Bezuidenhout, RaymondSouth AfricaMan Collegians Harriers | 7:08:52h | 12.17 | M40 | 176th M · 11th M40 |
| 177 | Anderson, AlanSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 7:09:01h | 12.17 | M35 | 177th M · 32nd M35 |
| 178 | Lazerson, IvorSouth AfricaMan Rocky Road Runners | 7:09:06h | 12.16 | — | 178th M |
| 179 | Rich, GarySouth AfricaMan Westville Athletic Club | 7:09:12h | 12.16 | M23 | 179th M · 101st M23 |
| 180 | Ward, TrevorSouth AfricaMan Debid Athletic Club | 7:09:19h | 12.16 | MU23 | 180th M · 11th MU23 |
| 181 | Davies, N.N.South AfricaMan | 7:09:31h | 12.15 | — | 181st M |
| 182 | Pocock, JohnAustraliaMan Rand AC | 7:09:45h | 12.15 | M35 | 182nd M · 33rd M35 |
| 183 | Stephenson, RodSouth AfricaMan Savages AC | 7:10:03h | 12.14 | M23 | 183rd M · 102nd M23 |
| 184 | Brown, ThomasSouth AfricaMan | 7:10:09h | 12.13 | M23 | 184th M · 103rd M23 |
| 185 | Cronje, FlashSouth AfricaMan Rand AC | 7:10:28h | 12.13 | M23 | 185th M · 104th M23 |
| 186 | Milani, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 7:10:37h | 12.12 | M23 | 186th M · 105th M23 |
| 187 | Hurry, PeterSouth AfricaMan Wanderers Athletics Club | 7:10:44h | 12.12 | M23 | 187th M · 106th M23 |
| 188 | Nayler, LarsSouth AfricaMan | 7:10:50h | 12.12 | M45 | 188th M · 2nd M45 |
| 189 | Nelson, GeraldSouth AfricaMan | 7:11:16h | 12.10 | M23 | 189th M · 107th M23 |
| 190 | Hamilton, DouglasSouth AfricaMan Ladysmith Athletic Club | 7:11:41h | 12.09 | M45 | 190th M · 3rd M45 |
| 191 | von Wiese, PaulSouth AfricaMan Chiltern AC | 7:11:43h | 12.09 | M35 | 191st M · 34th M35 |
| 192 | Dinkelmann, EricSouth AfricaMan | 7:11:48h | 12.09 | M23 | 192nd M · 108th M23 |
| 193 | van der Hoven, WillemSouth AfricaMan | 7:11:50h | 12.09 | M23 | 193rd M · 109th M23 |
| 194 | von Schlichting, SiegfriedSouth AfricaMan Pretoria Marathon Club | 7:11:58h | 12.08 | M35 | 194th M · 35th M35 |
| 195 | Horton, IanSouth AfricaMan | 7:11:59h | 12.08 | M40 | 195th M · 12th M40 |
| 196 | Harris, KeithSouth AfricaMan Yellowwood Park Athlet... | 7:12:02h | 12.08 | M35 | 196th M · 36th M35 |
| 197 | Fulford, JeremySouth AfricaMan | 7:12:16h | 12.08 | M35 | 197th M · 37th M35 |
| 198 | Scott, KelvinSouth AfricaMan Westville Athletic Club | 7:12:50h | 12.06 | — | 198th M |
| 199 | Lee, TerrenceSouth AfricaMan South Coast Striders | 7:12:55h | 12.06 | M23 | 199th M · 110th M23 |
| 200 | Brimelow, N.N.South AfricaMan Johannesburg Harriers AC | 7:13:04h | 12.05 | — | 200th M |
- 151Rountree, DesSouth AfricaManAmanzimtoti AC151st M · 90th M23Time7:04:49hPace12.29Cat.M23
- 152Shaw, BenSouth AfricaMan151st M · 24th M35Time7:04:49hPace12.29Cat.M35
- 153Arnold, SherwinSouth AfricaMan153rd M · 91st M23Time7:05:06hPace12.28Cat.M23
- 154Walters, EricSouth AfricaManYellowwood Park Athlet...154th M · 92nd M23Time7:05:14hPace12.28Cat.M23
- 155Lace, AnthonySouth AfricaManBoksburg AC155th M · 93rd M23Time7:05:16hPace12.28Cat.M23
- 156Crouch, JoeSouth AfricaManRand AC156th M · 8th M40Time7:05:30hPace12.27Cat.M40
- 157van Amstel, SarelSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club157th M · 25th M35Time7:05:38hPace12.26Cat.M35
- 158King, DaveSouth AfricaManGermiston Callies Harr...158th M · 94th M23Time7:05:46hPace12.26Cat.M23
- 159Wisby, JohnSouth AfricaManSavages AC159th M · 26th M35Time7:05:50hPace12.26Cat.M35
- 160Rayne, VincentSouth AfricaManGermiston Callies Harr...160th M · 27th M35Time7:05:54hPace12.26Cat.M35
- 161Allen, CliveSouth AfricaManRand AC161st M · 28th M35Time7:05:57hPace12.26Cat.M35
- 162Park, DaveSouth AfricaManUmtiza Runners162nd M · 29th M35Time7:06:27hPace12.24Cat.M35
- 163Augustine, RodneySouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club163rd M · 95th M23Time7:06:44hPace12.23Cat.M23
- 164Heugh, N.N.South AfricaManCollegians Harriers164th MTime7:06:47hPace12.23
- 165Graham, PeterSouth AfricaManDurban Athletic Club165th M · 96th M23Time7:07:25hPace12.21Cat.M23
- 166Doo, MickeySouth AfricaManSavages AC166th M · 9th M40Time7:07:27hPace12.21Cat.M40
- 167Oosthuizen, PietSouth AfricaManSouth Coast Striders167th M · 97th M23Time7:08:16hPace12.19Cat.M23
- 168Barkhuizen, N.N.South AfricaManBluff AC168th M · 10th MU23Time7:08:28hPace12.18Cat.MU23
- 169Claassens, FrancoisSouth AfricaManSavages AC169th MTime7:08:32hPace12.18
- 170Verrall, FrederickSouth AfricaMan170th M · 98th M23Time7:08:34hPace12.18Cat.M23
- 171Leary, PerrySouth AfricaManDurban Athletic Club171st M · 10th M40Time7:08:35hPace12.18Cat.M40
- 172Richardson, TonySouth AfricaManRand AC172nd M · 99th M23Time7:08:38hPace12.18Cat.M23
- 173Wolff, VicSouth AfricaMan173rd M · 30th M35Time7:08:39hPace12.18Cat.M35
- 174Dixon, JohnSouth AfricaMan174th M · 31st M35Time7:08:47hPace12.17Cat.M35
- 175Warburton, StanSouth AfricaManCollegians Harriers175th M · 100th M23Time7:08:50hPace12.17Cat.M23
- 176Bezuidenhout, RaymondSouth AfricaManCollegians Harriers176th M · 11th M40Time7:08:52hPace12.17Cat.M40
- 177Anderson, AlanSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club177th M · 32nd M35Time7:09:01hPace12.17Cat.M35
- 178Lazerson, IvorSouth AfricaManRocky Road Runners178th MTime7:09:06hPace12.16
- 179Rich, GarySouth AfricaManWestville Athletic Club179th M · 101st M23Time7:09:12hPace12.16Cat.M23
- 180Ward, TrevorSouth AfricaManDebid Athletic Club180th M · 11th MU23Time7:09:19hPace12.16Cat.MU23
- 181Davies, N.N.South AfricaMan181st MTime7:09:31hPace12.15
- 182Pocock, JohnAustraliaManRand AC182nd M · 33rd M35Time7:09:45hPace12.15Cat.M35
- 183Stephenson, RodSouth AfricaManSavages AC183rd M · 102nd M23Time7:10:03hPace12.14Cat.M23
- 184Brown, ThomasSouth AfricaMan184th M · 103rd M23Time7:10:09hPace12.13Cat.M23
- 185Cronje, FlashSouth AfricaManRand AC185th M · 104th M23Time7:10:28hPace12.13Cat.M23
- 186Milani, MichaelSouth AfricaMan186th M · 105th M23Time7:10:37hPace12.12Cat.M23
- 187Hurry, PeterSouth AfricaManWanderers Athletics Club187th M · 106th M23Time7:10:44hPace12.12Cat.M23
- 188Nayler, LarsSouth AfricaMan188th M · 2nd M45Time7:10:50hPace12.12Cat.M45
- 189Nelson, GeraldSouth AfricaMan189th M · 107th M23Time7:11:16hPace12.10Cat.M23
- 190Hamilton, DouglasSouth AfricaManLadysmith Athletic Club190th M · 3rd M45Time7:11:41hPace12.09Cat.M45
- 191von Wiese, PaulSouth AfricaManChiltern AC191st M · 34th M35Time7:11:43hPace12.09Cat.M35
- 192Dinkelmann, EricSouth AfricaMan192nd M · 108th M23Time7:11:48hPace12.09Cat.M23
- 193van der Hoven, WillemSouth AfricaMan193rd M · 109th M23Time7:11:50hPace12.09Cat.M23
- 194von Schlichting, SiegfriedSouth AfricaManPretoria Marathon Club194th M · 35th M35Time7:11:58hPace12.08Cat.M35
- 195Horton, IanSouth AfricaMan195th M · 12th M40Time7:11:59hPace12.08Cat.M40
- 196Harris, KeithSouth AfricaManYellowwood Park Athlet...196th M · 36th M35Time7:12:02hPace12.08Cat.M35
- 197Fulford, JeremySouth AfricaMan197th M · 37th M35Time7:12:16hPace12.08Cat.M35
- 198Scott, KelvinSouth AfricaManWestville Athletic Club198th MTime7:12:50hPace12.06
- 199Lee, TerrenceSouth AfricaManSouth Coast Striders199th M · 110th M23Time7:12:55hPace12.06Cat.M23
- 200Brimelow, N.N.South AfricaManJohannesburg Harriers AC200th MTime7:13:04hPace12.05
Showing ranks 151–200 of 2,821