DUV ULTRA STATS
South AfricaFixed distance

Merrell Whale of Trail

26 Jul2025
Distance
53km
Finishers
6535 men30 women
Winning time
5:02:05h
Median pace
5.97km/h

Pace distribution

65 finishers · 4.63–10.53 km/h · mean 6.55

Every finisher ran the same 53 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.

510150mean 6.55fastest 10.534.55.56.57.58.59.510.5+KM / H

Histogram of finisher pace. 65 finishers ranged from 4.63 to 10.53 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.55 and a median of 5.97. The busiest band is 5.5 to 6.0 kilometres per hour, with 17 finishers.

Results

Ranks 1–50 of 65

  • 1
    Bucklow, KyleSouth AfricaMan
     
    1st M · 1st M23
    Time
    5:02:05h
    Pace
    10.53
    Cat.
    M23
  • 2
    Gcogco, MvuyisiSouth AfricaMan
     
    2nd M · 1st M35
    Time
    5:09:23h
    Pace
    10.28
    Cat.
    M35
  • 3
    Claase, BradleySouth AfricaMan
     
    3rd M · 2nd M35
    Time
    5:09:28h
    Pace
    10.28
    Cat.
    M35
  • 4
    Muzopambwa, AdmireZimbabweMan
     
    4th M · 1st M40
    Time
    5:19:14h
    Pace
    9.96
    Cat.
    M40
  • 5
    Masilo, Mjongile TonicSouth AfricaMan
     
    5th M · 2nd M23
    Time
    5:36:40h
    Pace
    9.45
    Cat.
    M23
  • 6
    Malan, SimoneSouth AfricaWoman
     
    1st F · 1st W35
    Time
    5:37:22h
    Pace
    9.43
    Cat.
    W35
  • 7
    Djock, EmilySouth AfricaWoman
     
    2nd F · 2nd W35
    Time
    5:38:11h
    Pace
    9.40
    Cat.
    W35
  • 8
    Marshall, Kerry-AnnSouth AfricaWoman
     
    3rd F · 1st W40
    Time
    5:47:20h
    Pace
    9.15
    Cat.
    W40
  • 9
    Madiba, ThabangSouth AfricaMan
     
    6th M · 2nd M40
    Time
    5:57:42h
    Pace
    8.89
    Cat.
    M40
  • 10
    van Zyl, Mary-LeeSouth AfricaWoman
     
    4th F · 3rd W35
    Time
    5:59:57h
    Pace
    8.84
    Cat.
    W35
  • 11
    Hoseus, BenjaminUnited StatesMan
     
    7th M · 3rd M23
    Time
    6:11:20h
    Pace
    8.56
    Cat.
    M23
  • 12
    Gultig, NeilSouth AfricaMan
     
    8th M · 4th M23
    Time
    6:25:58h
    Pace
    8.24
    Cat.
    M23
  • 13
    van Niekerk, TarrinSouth AfricaWoman
     
    5th F · 4th W35
    Time
    6:26:57h
    Pace
    8.22
    Cat.
    W35
  • 14
    Dewar, MalcolmSouth AfricaMan
     
    9th M · 3rd M40
    Time
    6:49:23h
    Pace
    7.77
    Cat.
    M40
  • 15
    Hunter, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman
     
    6th F · 2nd W40
    Time
    6:53:25h
    Pace
    7.69
    Cat.
    W40
  • 16
    Jones, TishSouth AfricaWoman
     
    7th F · 5th W35
    Time
    7:08:41h
    Pace
    7.42
    Cat.
    W35
  • 17
    Malan, Lucas CorneliusSouth AfricaMan
     
    10th M · 3rd M35
    Time
    7:14:26h
    Pace
    7.32
    Cat.
    M35
  • 18
    Welman, NeilSouth AfricaMan
     
    11th M · 1st M45
    Time
    7:22:35h
    Pace
    7.18
    Cat.
    M45
  • 19
    Thompson, CameronSouth AfricaMan
     
    12th M · 5th M23
    Time
    7:22:41h
    Pace
    7.18
    Cat.
    M23
  • 20
    Tshabalala, SfisoSouth AfricaMan
     
    13th M · 4th M40
    Time
    7:25:21h
    Pace
    7.14
    Cat.
    M40
  • 21
    von Broembsen, SuzetteSouth AfricaWoman
     
    8th F · 1st W45
    Time
    7:25:47h
    Pace
    7.13
    Cat.
    W45
  • 22
    Corry, KimmieSouth AfricaWoman
     
    9th F · 3rd W40
    Time
    7:27:51h
    Pace
    7.10
    Cat.
    W40
  • 23
    Teeton, AngusSouth AfricaMan
     
    14th M
    Time
    7:30:02h
    Pace
    7.07
  • 24
    van de Wetering, HansSouth AfricaMan
     
    15th M · 1st M50
    Time
    7:46:03h
    Pace
    6.82
    Cat.
    M50
  • 25
    Roberts, MaxineSouth AfricaWoman
     
    10th F · 1st W23
    Time
    8:17:02h
    Pace
    6.40
    Cat.
    W23
  • 26
    Volkmann, MorganSouth AfricaWoman
     
    11th F · 4th W40
    Time
    8:22:34h
    Pace
    6.33
    Cat.
    W40
  • 27
    Fraser, DuncanSouth AfricaMan
     
    16th M · 4th M35
    Time
    8:36:35h
    Pace
    6.16
    Cat.
    M35
  • 28
    Stanford, DerekSouth AfricaMan
     
    17th M
    Time
    8:37:05h
    Pace
    6.15
  • 29
    Bednall, ThomasSouth AfricaMan
     
    18th M
    Time
    8:37:07h
    Pace
    6.15
  • 30
    Newman, GregSouth AfricaMan
     
    19th M · 5th M35
    Time
    8:38:54h
    Pace
    6.13
    Cat.
    M35
  • 31
    Bowman, LucilleSouth AfricaWoman
     
    12th F · 5th W40
    Time
    8:39:01h
    Pace
    6.13
    Cat.
    W40
  • 32
    Reynolds, JennySouth AfricaWoman
     
    13th F
    Time
    8:51:57h
    Pace
    5.98
  • 33
    Montgomery, JanineSouth AfricaWoman
     
    14th F
    Time
    8:52:34h
    Pace
    5.97
  • 34
    van Liebergen, HannieSouth AfricaWoman
     
    15th F · 6th W40
    Time
    8:52:56h
    Pace
    5.97
    Cat.
    W40
  • 35
    Jackson, BillySouth AfricaMan
     
    20th M · 2nd M50
    Time
    8:53:43h
    Pace
    5.96
    Cat.
    M50
  • 36
    Gultig, FrancoisSouth AfricaMan
     
    21st M · 1st M55
    Time
    9:01:01h
    Pace
    5.88
    Cat.
    M55
  • 37
    Mills, Gina MalherbeSouth AfricaWoman
     
    16th F
    Time
    9:04:02h
    Pace
    5.84
  • 38
    Bosman, ShirleySouth AfricaWoman
     
    17th F · 2nd W45
    Time
    9:04:19h
    Pace
    5.84
    Cat.
    W45
  • 39
    Bosworth, JonathanSouth AfricaMan
     
    22nd M · 6th M35
    Time
    9:12:18h
    Pace
    5.76
    Cat.
    M35
  • 40
    du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan
     
    23rd M · 3rd M50
    Time
    9:18:11h
    Pace
    5.70
    Cat.
    M50
  • 41
    Smith, WianSouth AfricaMan
     
    24th M · 6th M23
    Time
    9:20:58h
    Pace
    5.67
    Cat.
    M23
  • 42
    Richardson, FrederickSouth AfricaMan
     
    25th M · 1st M60
    Time
    9:26:33h
    Pace
    5.61
    Cat.
    M60
  • 43
    de Beer, JimmySouth AfricaMan
     
    26th M
    Time
    9:26:37h
    Pace
    5.61
  • 44
    Cilliers, AngeliqueSouth AfricaWoman
     
    18th F · 1st W50
    Time
    9:28:20h
    Pace
    5.59
    Cat.
    W50
  • 45
    Nelson-Esch, BronwynSouth AfricaWoman
     
    19th F · 3rd W45
    Time
    9:34:38h
    Pace
    5.53
    Cat.
    W45
  • 46
    Trisos, ChristopherSouth AfricaMan
     
    27th M
    Time
    9:36:23h
    Pace
    5.52
  • 47
    Watson, MatthewSouth AfricaMan
     
    28th M
    Time
    9:36:29h
    Pace
    5.52
  • 48
    Swart, AlethiaSouth AfricaWoman
     
    20th F · 2nd W23
    Time
    9:37:01h
    Pace
    5.51
    Cat.
    W23
  • 49
    van de Wetering, IdaSouth AfricaWoman
     
    21st F · 4th W45
    Time
    9:58:54h
    Pace
    5.31
    Cat.
    W45
  • 50
    Smith, MattySouth AfricaWoman
     
    22nd F · 5th W45
    Time
    9:58:59h
    Pace
    5.31
    Cat.
    W45

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