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.
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 51–83 of 83
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 9:10:46h | 5.77 | M55 | 33rd M · 1st M55 | |
| 52 | 9:17:37h | 5.70 | — | 19th F | |
| 53 | 9:17:38h | 5.70 | — | 34th M | |
| 54 | 9:18:49h | 5.69 | — | 20th F | |
| 55 | 9:23:06h | 5.65 | M60 | 35th M · 1st M60 | |
| 56 | 9:41:07h | 5.47 | W45 | 21st F · 4th W45 | |
| 57 | 9:41:14h | 5.47 | — | 22nd F | |
| 58 | 9:41:20h | 5.47 | M65 | 36th M · 1st M65 | |
| 59 | 9:41:44h | 5.47 | — | 23rd F | |
| 60 | 9:43:16h | 5.45 | — | 24th F | |
| 61 | 9:47:27h | 5.41 | M45 | 37th M · 2nd M45 | |
| 62 | 9:49:32h | 5.39 | M50 | 38th M · 6th M50 | |
| 63 | 9:50:22h | 5.39 | W40 | 25th F · 7th W40 | |
| 64 | 9:51:42h | 5.37 | — | 39th M | |
| 65 | 9:51:47h | 5.37 | M60 | 40th M · 2nd M60 | |
| 66 | 9:52:01h | 5.37 | — | 26th F | |
| 67 | 9:54:33h | 5.35 | M50 | 41st M · 7th M50 | |
| 68 | 9:59:30h | 5.30 | M65 | 42nd M · 2nd M65 | |
| 69 | 10:03:46h | 5.27 | — | 27th F | |
| 70 | 10:06:53h | 5.24 | M40 | 43rd M · 6th M40 | |
| 71 | 10:10:48h | 5.21 | M50 | 44th M · 8th M50 | |
| 72 | 10:15:00h | 5.17 | M23 | 45th M · 7th M23 | |
| 73 | 10:17:53h | 5.15 | M40 | 46th M · 7th M40 | |
| 74 | 10:33:30h | 5.02 | — | 47th M | |
| 75 | 10:33:31h | 5.02 | — | 28th F | |
| 76 | 10:36:06h | 5.00 | M35 | 48th M · 5th M35 | |
| 77 | 10:45:51h | 4.92 | M50 | 49th M · 9th M50 | |
| 78 | 10:46:07h | 4.92 | — | 29th F | |
| 79 | 10:47:47h | 4.91 | W50 | 30th F · 1st W50 | |
| 79 | 10:47:47h | 4.91 | — | 50th M | |
| 81 | 10:47:59h | 4.91 | — | 31st F | |
| 82 | 10:57:00h | 4.84 | M40 | 51st M · 8th M40 | |
| 83 | 11:05:02h | 4.78 | M35 | 52nd M · 6th M35 |
- 5133rd M · 1st M55Time9:10:46hPace5.77Cat.M55
- 5219th FTime9:17:37hPace5.70
- 5334th MTime9:17:38hPace5.70
- 5420th FTime9:18:49hPace5.69
- 5535th M · 1st M60Time9:23:06hPace5.65Cat.M60
- 5621st F · 4th W45Time9:41:07hPace5.47Cat.W45
- 5722nd FTime9:41:14hPace5.47
- 5836th M · 1st M65Time9:41:20hPace5.47Cat.M65
- 5923rd FTime9:41:44hPace5.47
- 6024th FTime9:43:16hPace5.45
- 6137th M · 2nd M45Time9:47:27hPace5.41Cat.M45
- 6238th M · 6th M50Time9:49:32hPace5.39Cat.M50
- 6325th F · 7th W40Time9:50:22hPace5.39Cat.W40
- 6439th MTime9:51:42hPace5.37
- 6540th M · 2nd M60Time9:51:47hPace5.37Cat.M60
- 6626th FTime9:52:01hPace5.37
- 6741st M · 7th M50Time9:54:33hPace5.35Cat.M50
- 6842nd M · 2nd M65Time9:59:30hPace5.30Cat.M65
- 6927th FTime10:03:46hPace5.27
- 7043rd M · 6th M40Time10:06:53hPace5.24Cat.M40
- 7144th M · 8th M50Time10:10:48hPace5.21Cat.M50
- 7245th M · 7th M23Time10:15:00hPace5.17Cat.M23
- 7346th M · 7th M40Time10:17:53hPace5.15Cat.M40
- 7447th MTime10:33:30hPace5.02
- 7528th FTime10:33:31hPace5.02
- 7648th M · 5th M35Time10:36:06hPace5.00Cat.M35
- 7749th M · 9th M50Time10:45:51hPace4.92Cat.M50
- 7829th FTime10:46:07hPace4.92
- 7930th F · 1st W50Time10:47:47hPace4.91Cat.W50
- 7950th MTime10:47:47hPace4.91
- 8131st FTime10:47:59hPace4.91
- 8251st M · 8th M40Time10:57:00hPace4.84Cat.M40
- 8352nd M · 6th M35Time11:05:02hPace4.78Cat.M35
Showing ranks 51–83 of 83