DUV ULTRA STATS
South AfricaFixed distance

Merrell Whale of Trail

15 Aug2026
Distance
53km
Finishers
8352 men31 women
Winning time
4:55:49h
Median pace
6.10km/h

Pace distribution

83 finishers · 4.78–10.75 km/h · mean 6.53

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

51015200mean 6.53fastest 10.754.55.56.57.58.59.510.5+KM / H

Histogram of finisher pace. 83 finishers ranged from 4.78 to 10.75 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.53 and a median of 6.10. The busiest band is 5.0 to 5.5 kilometres per hour, with 20 finishers.

Results

Ranks 1–50 of 83

  • 1
    Lekaka, RemaketseSouth AfricaMan
     
    1st M · 1st M23
    Time
    4:55:49h
    Pace
    10.75
    Cat.
    M23
  • 2
    du Plessis, JacquesSouth AfricaMan
     
    2nd M · 2nd M23
    Time
    4:59:10h
    Pace
    10.63
    Cat.
    M23
  • 3
    Reed, CodyUnited StatesMan
     
    3rd M · 1st M35
    Time
    5:02:03h
    Pace
    10.53
    Cat.
    M35
  • 4
    Gcogco, MvuyisiSouth AfricaMan
     
    4th M · 2nd M35
    Time
    5:14:28h
    Pace
    10.11
    Cat.
    M35
  • 5
    van Heerden, JohardtSouth AfricaMan
     
    5th M · 3rd M23
    Time
    5:21:15h
    Pace
    9.90
    Cat.
    M23
  • 6
    Masilo, Mjongile TonicSouth AfricaMan
     
    6th M · 3rd M35
    Time
    5:35:24h
    Pace
    9.48
    Cat.
    M35
  • 7
    Claase, BradleySouth AfricaMan
     
    7th M · 4th M35
    Time
    5:37:48h
    Pace
    9.41
    Cat.
    M35
  • 8
    Whiley, AndrewSouth AfricaMan
     
    8th M
    Time
    5:41:54h
    Pace
    9.30
  • 9
    Malan, SimoneSouth AfricaWoman
     
    1st F · 1st W40
    Time
    5:53:34h
    Pace
    8.99
    Cat.
    W40
  • 10
    Laing, HamishNew ZealandMan
     
    9th M · 4th M23
    Time
    5:54:19h
    Pace
    8.97
    Cat.
    M23
  • 11
    Marshall, Kerry-AnnSouth AfricaWoman
     
    2nd F · 2nd W40
    Time
    6:04:41h
    Pace
    8.72
    Cat.
    W40
  • 12
    Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan
     
    10th M · 1st M40
    Time
    6:16:40h
    Pace
    8.44
    Cat.
    M40
  • 13
    Worrall, MatthewSouth AfricaMan
     
    11th M · 2nd M40
    Time
    6:20:10h
    Pace
    8.37
    Cat.
    M40
  • 14
    Greeff, JoshuaSouth AfricaMan
     
    12th M
    Time
    6:31:20h
    Pace
    8.13
  • 15
    Sher, GregSouth AfricaMan
     
    13th M · 5th M23
    Time
    6:32:41h
    Pace
    8.10
    Cat.
    M23
  • 16
    Jooste, NadiaSouth AfricaWoman
     
    3rd F · 1st W35
    Time
    6:41:16h
    Pace
    7.92
    Cat.
    W35
  • 17
    Schutte, WdSouth AfricaMan
     
    14th M
    Time
    6:54:44h
    Pace
    7.67
  • 18
    Dalton, HanriSouth AfricaWoman
     
    4th F · 3rd W40
    Time
    6:57:14h
    Pace
    7.62
    Cat.
    W40
  • 19
    Arnold, KateSouth AfricaWoman
     
    5th F · 1st W23
    Time
    7:02:48h
    Pace
    7.52
    Cat.
    W23
  • 20
    Skowno, MeganSouth AfricaWoman
     
    6th F · 4th W40
    Time
    7:05:17h
    Pace
    7.48
    Cat.
    W40
  • 21
    Kandi, JosephZimbabweMan
     
    15th M · 3rd M40
    Time
    7:24:27h
    Pace
    7.16
    Cat.
    M40
  • 22
    Dunn, WalterSouth AfricaMan
     
    16th M
    Time
    7:32:36h
    Pace
    7.03
  • 23
    van de Wetering, HansSouth AfricaMan
     
    17th M · 1st M50
    Time
    7:35:30h
    Pace
    6.98
    Cat.
    M50
  • 24
    Thompson, CameronSouth AfricaMan
     
    18th M · 6th M23
    Time
    7:56:15h
    Pace
    6.68
    Cat.
    M23
  • 25
    Smith, JoelSouth AfricaMan
     
    19th M
    Time
    7:58:04h
    Pace
    6.65
  • 26
    Archdeacon, SaraSouth AfricaWoman
     
    7th F
    Time
    7:59:40h
    Pace
    6.63
  • 27
    Quixley, GrantSouth AfricaMan
     
    20th M · 2nd M50
    Time
    8:00:22h
    Pace
    6.62
    Cat.
    M50
  • 28
    Folmer, JanSouth AfricaMan
     
    21st M
    Time
    8:00:52h
    Pace
    6.61
  • 29
    Steinhaus, NicolaSouth AfricaWoman
     
    8th F · 2nd W23
    Time
    8:01:36h
    Pace
    6.60
    Cat.
    W23
  • 30
    Oosthuizen, JaneskeSouth AfricaWoman
     
    9th F · 1st W45
    Time
    8:04:07h
    Pace
    6.57
    Cat.
    W45
  • 31
    Booyens, AndreSouth AfricaMan
     
    22nd M · 4th M40
    Time
    8:11:44h
    Pace
    6.47
    Cat.
    M40
  • 32
    Fenton, PaulGreat BritainMan
     
    23rd M · 3rd M50
    Time
    8:12:22h
    Pace
    6.46
    Cat.
    M50
  • 33
    Engelbrecht, ManieSouth AfricaMan
     
    24th M
    Time
    8:13:49h
    Pace
    6.44
  • 34
    van Zijl, MelindieSouth AfricaWoman
     
    10th F
    Time
    8:21:42h
    Pace
    6.34
  • 35
    Neave, AbigailNew ZealandWoman
     
    11th F · 3rd W23
    Time
    8:23:31h
    Pace
    6.32
    Cat.
    W23
  • 36
    Zandberg, ZaneSouth AfricaMan
     
    25th M
    Time
    8:32:46h
    Pace
    6.20
  • 37
    Rust, AlbertSouth AfricaMan
     
    26th M · 4th M50
    Time
    8:33:30h
    Pace
    6.19
    Cat.
    M50
  • 38
    Hope, SondraSouth AfricaWoman
     
    12th F
    Time
    8:33:32h
    Pace
    6.19
  • 39
    van Deventer, JacquesSouth AfricaMan
     
    27th M · 5th M40
    Time
    8:34:06h
    Pace
    6.19
    Cat.
    M40
  • 40
    de Oliveira, JoseSouth AfricaMan
     
    28th M
    Time
    8:41:19h
    Pace
    6.10
  • 41
    Cruger, JoeZimbabweMan
     
    29th M
    Time
    8:41:29h
    Pace
    6.10
  • 42
    Stephens, AndrewGreat BritainMan
     
    30th M
    Time
    8:41:37h
    Pace
    6.10
  • 43
    van de Wetering, IdaSouth AfricaWoman
     
    13th F · 2nd W45
    Time
    8:46:49h
    Pace
    6.04
    Cat.
    W45
  • 44
    Le Roux, JohannSouth AfricaMan
     
    31st M · 5th M50
    Time
    8:46:53h
    Pace
    6.04
    Cat.
    M50
  • 45
    Smith, MattySouth AfricaWoman
     
    14th F · 3rd W45
    Time
    8:52:51h
    Pace
    5.97
    Cat.
    W45
  • 46
    Barham, ClareSouth AfricaWoman
     
    15th F · 5th W40
    Time
    8:55:36h
    Pace
    5.94
    Cat.
    W40
  • 47
    Gibson, IreneSouth AfricaWoman
     
    16th F
    Time
    9:00:23h
    Pace
    5.88
  • 48
    Womersley, AliceSouth AfricaWoman
     
    17th F
    Time
    9:02:47h
    Pace
    5.86
  • 49
    Sierra, ArthurSouth AfricaMan
     
    32nd M · 1st M45
    Time
    9:08:17h
    Pace
    5.80
    Cat.
    M45
  • 50
    Heyns, ErineSouth AfricaWoman
     
    18th F · 6th W40
    Time
    9:09:33h
    Pace
    5.79
    Cat.
    W40

Showing ranks 1–50 of 83