South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
27 Jul2024
Distance
53km
Finishers
6737 men30 women
Winning time
5:05:29h
Median pace
6.18km/h
Pace distribution
67 finishers · 4.83–10.41 km/h · mean 6.59
Every finisher ran the same 53 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 67 finishers ranged from 4.83 to 10.41 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.59 and a median of 6.18. The busiest band is 6.0 to 6.5 kilometres per hour, with 15 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 67
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:05:29h | 10.41 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 | |
| 2 | 5:13:16h | 10.15 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 | |
| 3 | 5:22:10h | 9.87 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 | |
| 4 | 5:24:11h | 9.81 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 | |
| 5 | 5:26:31h | 9.74 | M23 | 5th M · 4th M23 | |
| 6 | 5:29:03h | 9.66 | M35 | 6th M · 2nd M35 | |
| 7 | 5:40:49h | 9.33 | M35 | 7th M · 3rd M35 | |
| 8 | 6:09:58h | 8.60 | M40 | 8th M · 1st M40 | |
| 9 | 6:12:17h | 8.54 | W40 | 1st F · 1st W40 | |
| 10 | 6:13:38h | 8.51 | W35 | 2nd F · 1st W35 | |
| 11 | 6:20:49h | 8.35 | M23 | 9th M · 5th M23 | |
| 12 | 6:39:35h | 7.96 | — | 10th M | |
| 13 | 6:40:03h | 7.95 | W35 | 3rd F · 2nd W35 | |
| 14 | 6:44:06h | 7.87 | M40 | 11th M · 2nd M40 | |
| 15 | 6:48:52h | 7.78 | M23 | 12th M · 6th M23 | |
| 16 | 6:56:13h | 7.64 | — | 4th F | |
| 17 | 6:57:54h | 7.61 | W40 | 5th F · 2nd W40 | |
| 18 | 7:25:31h | 7.14 | M23 | 13th M · 7th M23 | |
| 19 | 7:28:18h | 7.09 | M40 | 14th M · 3rd M40 | |
| 20 | 7:36:34h | 6.96 | W40 | 6th F · 3rd W40 | |
| 21 | 7:38:03h | 6.94 | W35 | 7th F · 3rd W35 | |
| 22 | 7:45:26h | 6.83 | M40 | 15th M · 4th M40 | |
| 23 | 7:52:02h | 6.74 | M50 | 16th M · 1st M50 | |
| 24 | 7:53:45h | 6.71 | M35 | 17th M · 4th M35 | |
| 25 | 7:54:44h | 6.70 | W45 | 8th F · 1st W45 | |
| 26 | 8:15:26h | 6.42 | — | 9th F | |
| 27 | 8:16:54h | 6.40 | W35 | 10th F · 4th W35 | |
| 28 | 8:19:26h | 6.37 | W23 | 11th F · 1st W23 | |
| 29 | 8:20:14h | 6.36 | M35 | 18th M · 5th M35 | |
| 30 | 8:20:40h | 6.35 | M40 | 19th M · 5th M40 | |
| 31 | 8:21:23h | 6.34 | M40 | 20th M · 6th M40 | |
| 32 | 8:27:21h | 6.27 | M45 | 21st M · 1st M45 | |
| 33 | 8:27:34h | 6.26 | M40 | 22nd M · 7th M40 | |
| 34 | 8:34:11h | 6.18 | M23 | 23rd M · 8th M23 | |
| 35 | 8:36:07h | 6.16 | W40 | 12th F · 4th W40 | |
| 36 | 8:37:57h | 6.14 | W35 | 13th F · 5th W35 | |
| 37 | 8:38:00h | 6.14 | — | 24th M | |
| 38 | 8:38:10h | 6.14 | M50 | 25th M · 2nd M50 | |
| 39 | 8:39:30h | 6.12 | W35 | 14th F · 6th W35 | |
| 40 | 8:42:49h | 6.08 | M23 | 26th M · 9th M23 | |
| 41 | 8:53:30h | 5.96 | W35 | 15th F · 7th W35 | |
| 42 | 8:53:36h | 5.96 | W35 | 16th F · 8th W35 | |
| 43 | 8:53:39h | 5.96 | M40 | 27th M · 8th M40 | |
| 44 | 9:17:08h | 5.71 | W45 | 17th F · 2nd W45 | |
| 45 | 9:19:34h | 5.68 | W40 | 18th F · 5th W40 | |
| 46 | 9:27:33h | 5.60 | W40 | 19th F · 6th W40 | |
| 47 | 9:39:05h | 5.49 | W23 | 20th F · 2nd W23 | |
| 48 | 9:43:23h | 5.45 | — | 28th M | |
| 49 | 9:49:42h | 5.39 | W45 | 21st F · 3rd W45 | |
| 50 | 9:49:46h | 5.39 | W40 | 22nd F · 7th W40 |
- 11st M · 1st M23Time5:05:29hPace10.41Cat.M23
- 22nd M · 1st M35Time5:13:16hPace10.15Cat.M35
- 33rd M · 2nd M23Time5:22:10hPace9.87Cat.M23
- 44th M · 3rd M23Time5:24:11hPace9.81Cat.M23
- 55th M · 4th M23Time5:26:31hPace9.74Cat.M23
- 66th M · 2nd M35Time5:29:03hPace9.66Cat.M35
- 77th M · 3rd M35Time5:40:49hPace9.33Cat.M35
- 88th M · 1st M40Time6:09:58hPace8.60Cat.M40
- 91st F · 1st W40Time6:12:17hPace8.54Cat.W40
- 102nd F · 1st W35Time6:13:38hPace8.51Cat.W35
- 119th M · 5th M23Time6:20:49hPace8.35Cat.M23
- 1210th MTime6:39:35hPace7.96
- 133rd F · 2nd W35Time6:40:03hPace7.95Cat.W35
- 1411th M · 2nd M40Time6:44:06hPace7.87Cat.M40
- 1512th M · 6th M23Time6:48:52hPace7.78Cat.M23
- 164th FTime6:56:13hPace7.64
- 175th F · 2nd W40Time6:57:54hPace7.61Cat.W40
- 1813th M · 7th M23Time7:25:31hPace7.14Cat.M23
- 1914th M · 3rd M40Time7:28:18hPace7.09Cat.M40
- 206th F · 3rd W40Time7:36:34hPace6.96Cat.W40
- 217th F · 3rd W35Time7:38:03hPace6.94Cat.W35
- 2215th M · 4th M40Time7:45:26hPace6.83Cat.M40
- 2316th M · 1st M50Time7:52:02hPace6.74Cat.M50
- 2417th M · 4th M35Time7:53:45hPace6.71Cat.M35
- 258th F · 1st W45Time7:54:44hPace6.70Cat.W45
- 269th FTime8:15:26hPace6.42
- 2710th F · 4th W35Time8:16:54hPace6.40Cat.W35
- 2811th F · 1st W23Time8:19:26hPace6.37Cat.W23
- 2918th M · 5th M35Time8:20:14hPace6.36Cat.M35
- 3019th M · 5th M40Time8:20:40hPace6.35Cat.M40
- 3120th M · 6th M40Time8:21:23hPace6.34Cat.M40
- 3221st M · 1st M45Time8:27:21hPace6.27Cat.M45
- 3322nd M · 7th M40Time8:27:34hPace6.26Cat.M40
- 3423rd M · 8th M23Time8:34:11hPace6.18Cat.M23
- 3512th F · 4th W40Time8:36:07hPace6.16Cat.W40
- 3613th F · 5th W35Time8:37:57hPace6.14Cat.W35
- 3724th MTime8:38:00hPace6.14
- 3825th M · 2nd M50Time8:38:10hPace6.14Cat.M50
- 3914th F · 6th W35Time8:39:30hPace6.12Cat.W35
- 4026th M · 9th M23Time8:42:49hPace6.08Cat.M23
- 4115th F · 7th W35Time8:53:30hPace5.96Cat.W35
- 4216th F · 8th W35Time8:53:36hPace5.96Cat.W35
- 4327th M · 8th M40Time8:53:39hPace5.96Cat.M40
- 4417th F · 2nd W45Time9:17:08hPace5.71Cat.W45
- 4518th F · 5th W40Time9:19:34hPace5.68Cat.W40
- 4619th F · 6th W40Time9:27:33hPace5.60Cat.W40
- 4720th F · 2nd W23Time9:39:05hPace5.49Cat.W23
- 4828th MTime9:43:23hPace5.45
- 4921st F · 3rd W45Time9:49:42hPace5.39Cat.W45
- 5022nd F · 7th W40Time9:49:46hPace5.39Cat.W40
Showing ranks 1–50 of 67