London-Brighton 55M (88.51 km)

London => Brighton ENG

Race Winners (55 runnings)

02 Oct 2005	5:50:30	Johannes Oosthuizen (RSA)	7:17:10	Vicky Skelton-2
03 Oct 2004	6:13:59	Brian Hennessey-3	7:20:43	Vicky Skelton (ENG)
05 Oct 2003	6:24:04	Brian Hennessey-2	7:02:27	Ellen McCurtin (NY/USA)
06 Oct 2002	6:00:57	Brian Hennessey (ENG)	7:25:07	Michelle Stewart (RSA)
07 Oct 2001	6:42:13	Andrey Kotsybka (UKR)	8:42:03	Liz Neville (GBR)
01 Oct 2000	5:56:50	Sarel Ackermann-2	7:07:12	Danielle Sanderson (ENG)
03 Oct 1999	6:02:45	Stephen Moore-4	7:42:29	Hilary Walker-5
04 Oct 1998	6:02:17	Colin Thomas (RSA)	7:02:26	Ina Sanders (RSA)
05 Oct 1997	6:05:32	Stephen Moore-3	7:05:56	Rae Bisschoff (RSA)
06 Oct 1996	6:00:59	Greg Dell (GBR)	7:40:13	Hilary Walker-4
01 Oct 1995	5:55:49	Sarel Ackermann (RSA)	7:11:39	Lesley Turner (GBR)
02 Oct 1994	6:01:02	Shaun Meiklejohn (RSA)	7:06:22	Jackie Leake (GBR)
03 Oct 1993	6:07:22	Stephen Moore-2	6:34:10	Carolyn Hunter-2
04 Oct 1992	6:01:09	Stephen Moore (GBR)	7:54:55	Dalene Vermeulen (RSA)
06 Oct 1991	6:13:56	David Kelly (GBR)	7:18:09	Carolyn Hunter (GBR)
07 Oct 1990	5:54:32	David Beattie (GBR)	6:51:24	Hilary Walker-3
08 Oct 1989	5:24:48	Erik Seedhouse (GBR)	6:43:22	Hilary Walker-2
09 Oct 1988	6:06:25	Mark Pickard (GBR)	7:07:48	Hilary Walker (GBR)
04 Oct 1987	5:36:59	Peter Sugden (GBR)	7:15:40	Hilary Johnson (GBR)
05 Oct 1986	5:53:10	Terry Tullett (GBR)	6:42:40	Eleanor Robinson (ENG)
06 Oct 1985	5:31:26	Hoseah Tjale (RSA)	7:02:37	Sandra Kiddy (USA)
07 Oct 1984	5:24:15	Barry Heath (GBR)	.
25 Sep 1983	5:12:32	Bruce Fordyce-3	6:37:08	Ann Franklin-2
26 Sep 1982	5:18:36	Bruce Fordyce-2	7:01:51	Ann Franklin (GBR)
27 Sep 1981	5:21:15	Bruce Fordyce (RSA)	7:47:28	Lynn Fitzgerald (GBR)
28 Sep 1980	5:15:15	Ian Thompson (ENG)	6:56:10	Leslie Watson-2
30 Sep 1979	5:32:37	Allan Kirik (USA)	6:55:11	Leslie Watson (SCO)
01 Oct 1978	5:13:02	Don Ritchie-2
25 Sep 1977	5:16:05	Don Ritchie (SCO)
26 Sep 1976	5:23:32	Tom O'Reilly (GBR)
28 Sep 1975	5:12:07	Cavin Woodward (ENG)
29 Sep 1974	5:16:07	John Newsome (ENG)
30 Sep 1973	5:11:30	Joe Keating (GBR)
01 Oct 1972	5:11:02	Alastair Wood (SCO)	8:30:04	Dale Grieg (GBR)
26 Sep 1971	5:21:45	Dave Levick (RSA)
27 Sep 1970	5:41:08	Joe Clare (GBR)
28 Sep 1969	5:28:53	Dave Bagshaw (RSA)
29 Sep 1968	5:37:27	John Tarrant-2
01 Oct 1967	5:41:50	John Tarrant (GBR)
24 Sep 1966	5:32:50	Bernard Gomersall-4
25 Sep 1965	5:40:11	Bernard Gomersall-3
26 Sep 1964	5:39:44	Bernard Gomersall-2
28 Sep 1963	5:47:55	Bernard Gomersall (GBR)
29 Sep 1962	5:35:22	John C Smith-2
30 Sep 1961	5:37:43	John C Smith (GBR)
24 Sep 1960	5:25:56	Jackie Mekler (RSA)
26 Sep 1959	5:43:58	Fritz Madel (RSA)
27 Sep 1958	5:47:44	Mike Kirkwood (GBR)
28 Sep 1957	5:26:20	Gerald Walsh (RSA)
29 Sep 1956	5:36:25	Ron Hopcroft (GBR)
24 Sep 1955	5:27:24	Tom Richards (GBR)
25 Sep 1954	5:39:46	Bill H Kelly (GBR)
26 Sep 1953	5:29:40	Wally Hayward (RSA)
27 Sep 1952	5:52:22	Derek Reynolds (GBR)
11 Aug 1951	6:18:40	Lewis Piper (GBR)

Notes: 1951 was the inaugural year. There have been earlier runs from London to Brighton but these have been sporadic and ofttimes been solo efforts. The 5:15:55 by Ian Thompson in 1980 is considered the best mark, after accounting for differences in distance from year to year; Alastair Wood's 5:11:02 in 1972 is the fastest time without regard to distance.

Race Distances

Years	Miles/Yards	Kilometers
1951-56	51/1320	83.28
1957-68	52/876	84.49
1969 =>	52/1173	84.76
<= 1977	52/1568	85.12
1978-79	53/856	86.08
1980	54/460	87.33
1981-83	53/856	86.08
1984-87	53/540	85.79
1988-90	53/495	85.75
1991-2001	55/0	88.51
2002-date	54/198	87.09

Note: The course length gradually increased between 1969 and 1977.

Most Wins (1951-date)

Men

4	Bernard Gomersall (GBR)	1963-66
.	Stephen Moore (GBR)	1992-93,1997,1999

Women

5

Hilary Walker (GBR)

1988-90,1996,1999

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
No prize money has been awarded at this event according to available information.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)
Race time bias calculations are not valid beyond 50km.

Competitive Level (1990-date)
Insufficient data to calculate the competitive level.

Last Updated on 14 Oct 2005

Contributors: Andy Milroy, Ian Champion, Malcolm Heyworth (5)