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.
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 51–65 of 65
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 10:12:14h | 5.19 | — | 29th M | |
| 52 | 10:21:53h | 5.11 | W35 | 23rd F · 6th W35 | |
| 53 | 10:26:34h | 5.08 | M50 | 30th M · 4th M50 | |
| 54 | 10:33:15h | 5.02 | M23 | 31st M · 7th M23 | |
| 55 | 10:48:12h | 4.91 | M35 | 32nd M · 7th M35 | |
| 56 | 10:48:17h | 4.91 | M23 | 33rd M · 8th M23 | |
| 57 | 10:49:11h | 4.90 | — | 24th F | |
| 58 | 10:52:22h | 4.88 | W60 | 25th F · 1st W60 | |
| 59 | 10:52:26h | 4.87 | W50 | 26th F · 2nd W50 | |
| 60 | 10:52:32h | 4.87 | W23 | 27th F · 3rd W23 | |
| 61 | 10:53:24h | 4.87 | W40 | 28th F · 7th W40 | |
| 62 | 11:12:39h | 4.73 | — | 34th M | |
| 63 | 11:25:59h | 4.64 | W40 | 29th F · 8th W40 | |
| 64 | 11:26:22h | 4.63 | — | 30th F | |
| 65 | 11:26:26h | 4.63 | — | 35th M |
- 5129th MTime10:12:14hPace5.19
- 5223rd F · 6th W35Time10:21:53hPace5.11Cat.W35
- 5330th M · 4th M50Time10:26:34hPace5.08Cat.M50
- 5431st M · 7th M23Time10:33:15hPace5.02Cat.M23
- 5532nd M · 7th M35Time10:48:12hPace4.91Cat.M35
- 5633rd M · 8th M23Time10:48:17hPace4.91Cat.M23
- 5724th FTime10:49:11hPace4.90
- 5825th F · 1st W60Time10:52:22hPace4.88Cat.W60
- 5926th F · 2nd W50Time10:52:26hPace4.87Cat.W50
- 6027th F · 3rd W23Time10:52:32hPace4.87Cat.W23
- 6128th F · 7th W40Time10:53:24hPace4.87Cat.W40
- 6234th MTime11:12:39hPace4.73
- 6329th F · 8th W40Time11:25:59hPace4.64Cat.W40
- 6430th FTime11:26:22hPace4.63
- 6535th MTime11:26:26hPace4.63
Showing ranks 51–65 of 65