South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Hobbit Journey 90km Trail Run
25–26 Apr2025
Distance
90km
Finishers
3422 men12 women
Winning time
19:22:22h
Median pace
2.88km/h
Pace distribution
34 finishers · 2.73–4.65 km/h · mean 3.21
Every finisher ran the same 90 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 34 finishers ranged from 2.73 to 4.65 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 3.21 and a median of 2.88. The busiest band is 2.5 to 3.0 kilometres per hour, with 19 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–34 of 34
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitge, JanSouth AfricaMan | 19:22:22h | 4.65 | M50 | 1st M · 1st M50 |
| 2 | MacAskill, MatthewSouth AfricaMan | 20:57:33h | 4.29 | M40 | 2nd M · 1st M40 |
| 3 | Wood, RichardSouth AfricaMan | 21:10:56h | 4.25 | M23 | 3rd M · 1st M23 |
| 4 | Arnold, KateSouth AfricaWoman | 21:53:52h | 4.11 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 |
| 4 | Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman | 21:53:52h | 4.11 | W50 | 1st F · 1st W50 |
| 6 | Biggs, ShaleSouth AfricaWoman | 21:53:53h | 4.11 | W40 | 3rd F · 1st W40 |
| 7 | Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan | 23:27:48h | 3.84 | M55 | 4th M · 1st M55 |
| 8 | Tshabalala, SfisoSouth AfricaMan | 24:09:51h | 3.73 | M40 | 5th M · 2nd M40 |
| 9 | van Zyl, JacquesSouth AfricaMan | 24:21:18h | 3.69 | M40 | 6th M · 3rd M40 |
| 10 | Smith, KyleSouth AfricaMan | 26:25:03h | 3.41 | M45 | 7th M · 1st M45 |
| 11 | Potgieter, JamesSouth AfricaMan | 27:35:09h | 3.26 | M23 | 8th M · 2nd M23 |
| 12 | Wesson, AndySouth AfricaMan | 28:57:31h | 3.11 | M50 | 9th M · 2nd M50 |
| 13 | Hanks, JonSouth AfricaMan | 29:02:43h | 3.10 | M55 | 10th M · 2nd M55 |
| 14 | Hoek, BeyersSouth AfricaMan | 29:49:29h | 3.02 | M45 | 11th M · 2nd M45 |
| 15 | Hoek, KobusSouth AfricaMan | 29:49:32h | 3.02 | M40 | 12th M · 4th M40 |
| 16 | Erasmus, AndreSouth AfricaMan | 30:39:48h | 2.94 | M45 | 13th M · 3rd M45 |
| 17 | Gordon-Bennett, TarrynSouth AfricaWoman | 30:39:50h | 2.94 | W45 | 4th F · 1st W45 |
| 18 | Le Gras, VickiSouth AfricaWoman | 31:15:52h | 2.88 | W45 | 5th F · 2nd W45 |
| 19 | McLean, JaniSouth AfricaWoman | 31:28:17h | 2.86 | W40 | 6th F · 2nd W40 |
| 20 | Carter-Brown, CraigSouth AfricaMan | 31:28:25h | 2.86 | M40 | 14th M · 5th M40 |
| 21 | Carter-Brown, ElaineSouth AfricaWoman | 31:28:29h | 2.86 | W45 | 7th F · 3rd W45 |
| 22 | Coetzer, JaredSouth AfricaMan | 31:32:54h | 2.85 | M40 | 15th M · 6th M40 |
| 23 | Dendon-Stevens, NickSouth AfricaMan | 31:32:55h | 2.85 | M50 | 16th M · 3rd M50 |
| 24 | Boshoff, NatalieSouth AfricaWoman | 32:06:28h | 2.80 | W35 | 8th F · 1st W35 |
| 24 | Gagiano, StevenSouth AfricaMan | 32:06:28h | 2.80 | M40 | 17th M · 7th M40 |
| 26 | Hattingh, MarcelSouth AfricaMan | 32:32:41h | 2.77 | M45 | 18th M · 4th M45 |
| 27 | Smith, MattySouth AfricaWoman | 32:45:09h | 2.75 | W45 | 9th F · 4th W45 |
| 28 | van de Wetering, IdaSouth AfricaWoman | 32:45:10h | 2.75 | W45 | 10th F · 5th W45 |
| 28 | van de Wetering, HansSouth AfricaMan | 32:45:10h | 2.75 | M50 | 19th M · 4th M50 |
| 30 | Bassingthwaighte, Bobby JoNamibiaWoman | 32:47:09h | 2.75 | W50 | 11th F · 2nd W50 |
| 31 | Page, AndrewSouth AfricaMan | 32:47:10h | 2.75 | M40 | 20th M · 8th M40 |
| 32 | Broad, HannahSouth AfricaWoman | 32:57:38h | 2.73 | W45 | 12th F · 6th W45 |
| 33 | Webb, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 32:57:39h | 2.73 | M55 | 21st M · 3rd M55 |
| 34 | Majeke, DaluSouth AfricaMan | 32:57:40h | 2.73 | M45 | 22nd M · 5th M45 |
- 1Hitge, JanSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M50Time19:22:22hPace4.65Cat.M50
- 2MacAskill, MatthewSouth AfricaMan2nd M · 1st M40Time20:57:33hPace4.29Cat.M40
- 3Wood, RichardSouth AfricaMan3rd M · 1st M23Time21:10:56hPace4.25Cat.M23
- 4Arnold, KateSouth AfricaWoman1st F · 1st W23Time21:53:52hPace4.11Cat.W23
- 4Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman1st F · 1st W50Time21:53:52hPace4.11Cat.W50
- 6Biggs, ShaleSouth AfricaWoman3rd F · 1st W40Time21:53:53hPace4.11Cat.W40
- 7Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan4th M · 1st M55Time23:27:48hPace3.84Cat.M55
- 8Tshabalala, SfisoSouth AfricaMan5th M · 2nd M40Time24:09:51hPace3.73Cat.M40
- 9van Zyl, JacquesSouth AfricaMan6th M · 3rd M40Time24:21:18hPace3.69Cat.M40
- 10Smith, KyleSouth AfricaMan7th M · 1st M45Time26:25:03hPace3.41Cat.M45
- 11Potgieter, JamesSouth AfricaMan8th M · 2nd M23Time27:35:09hPace3.26Cat.M23
- 12Wesson, AndySouth AfricaMan9th M · 2nd M50Time28:57:31hPace3.11Cat.M50
- 13Hanks, JonSouth AfricaMan10th M · 2nd M55Time29:02:43hPace3.10Cat.M55
- 14Hoek, BeyersSouth AfricaMan11th M · 2nd M45Time29:49:29hPace3.02Cat.M45
- 15Hoek, KobusSouth AfricaMan12th M · 4th M40Time29:49:32hPace3.02Cat.M40
- 16Erasmus, AndreSouth AfricaMan13th M · 3rd M45Time30:39:48hPace2.94Cat.M45
- 17Gordon-Bennett, TarrynSouth AfricaWoman4th F · 1st W45Time30:39:50hPace2.94Cat.W45
- 18Le Gras, VickiSouth AfricaWoman5th F · 2nd W45Time31:15:52hPace2.88Cat.W45
- 19McLean, JaniSouth AfricaWoman6th F · 2nd W40Time31:28:17hPace2.86Cat.W40
- 20Carter-Brown, CraigSouth AfricaMan14th M · 5th M40Time31:28:25hPace2.86Cat.M40
- 21Carter-Brown, ElaineSouth AfricaWoman7th F · 3rd W45Time31:28:29hPace2.86Cat.W45
- 22Coetzer, JaredSouth AfricaMan15th M · 6th M40Time31:32:54hPace2.85Cat.M40
- 23Dendon-Stevens, NickSouth AfricaMan16th M · 3rd M50Time31:32:55hPace2.85Cat.M50
- 24Boshoff, NatalieSouth AfricaWoman8th F · 1st W35Time32:06:28hPace2.80Cat.W35
- 24Gagiano, StevenSouth AfricaMan17th M · 7th M40Time32:06:28hPace2.80Cat.M40
- 26Hattingh, MarcelSouth AfricaMan18th M · 4th M45Time32:32:41hPace2.77Cat.M45
- 27Smith, MattySouth AfricaWoman9th F · 4th W45Time32:45:09hPace2.75Cat.W45
- 28van de Wetering, IdaSouth AfricaWoman10th F · 5th W45Time32:45:10hPace2.75Cat.W45
- 28van de Wetering, HansSouth AfricaMan19th M · 4th M50Time32:45:10hPace2.75Cat.M50
- 30Bassingthwaighte, Bobby JoNamibiaWoman11th F · 2nd W50Time32:47:09hPace2.75Cat.W50
- 31Page, AndrewSouth AfricaMan20th M · 8th M40Time32:47:10hPace2.75Cat.M40
- 32Broad, HannahSouth AfricaWoman12th F · 6th W45Time32:57:38hPace2.73Cat.W45
- 33Webb, MichaelSouth AfricaMan21st M · 3rd M55Time32:57:39hPace2.73Cat.M55
- 34Majeke, DaluSouth AfricaMan22nd M · 5th M45Time32:57:40hPace2.73Cat.M45