South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
10 May2014
Distance
51km
Finishers
14690 men56 women
Winning time
6:06:40h
Median pace
5.55km/h
Pace distribution
146 finishers · 4.59–8.35 km/h · mean 5.71
Every finisher ran the same 51 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 146 finishers ranged from 4.59 to 8.35 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 5.71 and a median of 5.55. The busiest band is 5.0 to 5.5 kilometres per hour, with 44 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 146
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan | 6:06:40h | 8.35 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Gordon, ChadSouth AfricaMan | 6:08:24h | 8.31 | M40 | 2nd M · 1st M40 |
| 2 | Brimble, BenSouth AfricaMan | 6:08:24h | 8.31 | M23 | 2nd M · 2nd M23 |
| 4 | Ernstzen, NoelSouth AfricaMan | 6:11:15h | 8.24 | M50 | 4th M · 1st M50 |
| 5 | Cloete, DirkSouth AfricaMan | 6:26:09h | 7.92 | M45 | 5th M · 1st M45 |
| 6 | Mouton, JacquesSouth AfricaMan | 6:26:11h | 7.92 | M35 | 6th M · 1st M35 |
| 7 | Williams, JoannaUnited StatesWoman | 6:27:16h | 7.90 | W35 | 1st F · 1st W35 |
| 8 | Soggot, KatyaSouth AfricaWoman | 6:38:28h | 7.68 | W35 | 2nd F · 2nd W35 |
| 9 | Dimopoulos, CostaSouth AfricaMan | 6:56:18h | 7.35 | M45 | 7th M · 2nd M45 |
| 10 | Doke, Linda MarySouth AfricaWoman | 7:06:41h | 7.17 | W40 | 3rd F · 1st W40 |
| 11 | Ayton, GrantSouth AfricaMan | 7:06:59h | 7.17 | M23 | 8th M · 3rd M23 |
| 12 | Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan | 7:13:58h | 7.05 | M45 | 9th M · 3rd M45 |
| 13 | van den Berg, CobusSouth AfricaMan | 7:19:32h | 6.96 | M45 | 10th M · 4th M45 |
| 14 | Gerhardt, ThomasSouth AfricaMan | 7:19:50h | 6.96 | M23 | 11th M · 4th M23 |
| 15 | McNeill, TimGreat BritainMan | 7:21:28h | 6.93 | M23 | 12th M · 5th M23 |
| 16 | Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman | 7:29:54h | 6.80 | W40 | 4th F · 2nd W40 |
| 17 | Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan | 7:39:45h | 6.66 | M55 | 13th M · 1st M55 |
| 18 | Schroder, RichardSouth AfricaMan | 7:43:56h | 6.60 | M23 | 14th M · 6th M23 |
| 19 | Hutcheson, StuartSouth AfricaMan | 7:50:12h | 6.51 | M45 | 15th M · 5th M45 |
| 20 | McDonald, TarynSouth AfricaWoman | 7:50:13h | 6.51 | W23 | 5th F · 1st W23 |
| 21 | Labuschagne, JasonSouth AfricaMan | 8:00:16h | 6.37 | M35 | 16th M · 2nd M35 |
| 22 | Lewis-van den Berg, CaitlinSouth AfricaWoman | 8:00:34h | 6.37 | W45 | 6th F · 1st W45 |
| 23 | du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan | 8:04:51h | 6.31 | M40 | 17th M · 2nd M40 |
| 24 | Perks, GregorySouth AfricaMan | 8:04:52h | 6.31 | M40 | 18th M · 3rd M40 |
| 25 | van der Walt, LouisSouth AfricaMan | 8:04:54h | 6.31 | M35 | 19th M · 3rd M35 |
| 26 | Grobbelaar, GrantSouth AfricaMan | 8:08:49h | 6.26 | M45 | 20th M · 6th M45 |
| 27 | Minnie, RudiSouth AfricaMan | 8:08:53h | 6.26 | M23 | 21st M · 7th M23 |
| 28 | du Toit, MarlizeSouth AfricaWoman | 8:11:20h | 6.23 | W35 | 7th F · 3rd W35 |
| 29 | Alexander, DanielUnited StatesMan | 8:14:45h | 6.18 | M23 | 22nd M · 8th M23 |
| 30 | Ellender, BridgetSouth AfricaWoman | 8:16:46h | 6.16 | W23 | 8th F · 2nd W23 |
| 31 | Beattie, JosephSouth AfricaMan | 8:19:51h | 6.12 | M23 | 23rd M · 9th M23 |
| 32 | Potgieter, DeidreSouth AfricaWoman | 8:20:11h | 6.12 | W23 | 9th F · 3rd W23 |
| 33 | Beukes, JacquesSouth AfricaMan | 8:22:27h | 6.09 | M35 | 24th M · 4th M35 |
| 34 | Vreken, JanSouth AfricaMan | 8:22:28h | 6.09 | M40 | 25th M · 4th M40 |
| 35 | Malan Redpath, NadiaSouth AfricaWoman | 8:25:09h | 6.06 | W23 | 10th F · 4th W23 |
| 36 | de Villiers, HennieSouth AfricaMan | 8:26:12h | 6.04 | M35 | 26th M · 5th M35 |
| 37 | Schmid, JorgSouth AfricaMan | 8:26:18h | 6.04 | M50 | 27th M · 2nd M50 |
| 38 | Quenet, AntonSouth AfricaMan | 8:26:21h | 6.04 | M45 | 28th M · 7th M45 |
| 39 | Sheard, DanielSouth AfricaMan | 8:26:43h | 6.04 | M23 | 29th M · 10th M23 |
| 40 | Oxtoby, OliverSouth AfricaMan | 8:27:40h | 6.03 | M23 | 30th M · 11th M23 |
| 41 | Schmahl, ZaneSouth AfricaMan | 8:31:51h | 5.98 | M23 | 31st M · 12th M23 |
| 42 | Feenstra, RoelofSouth AfricaMan | 8:31:54h | 5.98 | M23 | 32nd M · 13th M23 |
| 43 | Kriel, StephenSouth AfricaMan | 8:31:59h | 5.98 | M45 | 33rd M · 8th M45 |
| 44 | Quan, MelvynSouth AfricaMan | 8:32:37h | 5.97 | M40 | 34th M · 5th M40 |
| 45 | Vink, RobertNetherlandsMan | 8:35:56h | 5.93 | M60 | 35th M · 1st M60 |
| 46 | Balkema, CecileSouth AfricaWoman | 8:36:47h | 5.92 | W35 | 11th F · 4th W35 |
| 47 | Grenfell, DuncanSouth AfricaMan | 8:37:47h | 5.91 | M45 | 36th M · 9th M45 |
| 48 | Malherbe, BridgetSouth AfricaWoman | 8:37:48h | 5.91 | W23 | 12th F · 5th W23 |
| 49 | Martin, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 8:39:37h | 5.89 | M23 | 37th M · 14th M23 |
| 50 | de Beer, NicSouth AfricaMan | 8:39:50h | 5.89 | M40 | 38th M · 6th M40 |
- 1Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M23Time6:06:40hPace8.35Cat.M23
- 2Gordon, ChadSouth AfricaMan2nd M · 1st M40Time6:08:24hPace8.31Cat.M40
- 2Brimble, BenSouth AfricaMan2nd M · 2nd M23Time6:08:24hPace8.31Cat.M23
- 4Ernstzen, NoelSouth AfricaMan4th M · 1st M50Time6:11:15hPace8.24Cat.M50
- 5Cloete, DirkSouth AfricaMan5th M · 1st M45Time6:26:09hPace7.92Cat.M45
- 6Mouton, JacquesSouth AfricaMan6th M · 1st M35Time6:26:11hPace7.92Cat.M35
- 7Williams, JoannaUnited StatesWoman1st F · 1st W35Time6:27:16hPace7.90Cat.W35
- 8Soggot, KatyaSouth AfricaWoman2nd F · 2nd W35Time6:38:28hPace7.68Cat.W35
- 9Dimopoulos, CostaSouth AfricaMan7th M · 2nd M45Time6:56:18hPace7.35Cat.M45
- 10Doke, Linda MarySouth AfricaWoman3rd F · 1st W40Time7:06:41hPace7.17Cat.W40
- 11Ayton, GrantSouth AfricaMan8th M · 3rd M23Time7:06:59hPace7.17Cat.M23
- 12Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan9th M · 3rd M45Time7:13:58hPace7.05Cat.M45
- 13van den Berg, CobusSouth AfricaMan10th M · 4th M45Time7:19:32hPace6.96Cat.M45
- 14Gerhardt, ThomasSouth AfricaMan11th M · 4th M23Time7:19:50hPace6.96Cat.M23
- 15McNeill, TimGreat BritainMan12th M · 5th M23Time7:21:28hPace6.93Cat.M23
- 16Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman4th F · 2nd W40Time7:29:54hPace6.80Cat.W40
- 17Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan13th M · 1st M55Time7:39:45hPace6.66Cat.M55
- 18Schroder, RichardSouth AfricaMan14th M · 6th M23Time7:43:56hPace6.60Cat.M23
- 19Hutcheson, StuartSouth AfricaMan15th M · 5th M45Time7:50:12hPace6.51Cat.M45
- 20McDonald, TarynSouth AfricaWoman5th F · 1st W23Time7:50:13hPace6.51Cat.W23
- 21Labuschagne, JasonSouth AfricaMan16th M · 2nd M35Time8:00:16hPace6.37Cat.M35
- 22Lewis-van den Berg, CaitlinSouth AfricaWoman6th F · 1st W45Time8:00:34hPace6.37Cat.W45
- 23du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan17th M · 2nd M40Time8:04:51hPace6.31Cat.M40
- 24Perks, GregorySouth AfricaMan18th M · 3rd M40Time8:04:52hPace6.31Cat.M40
- 25van der Walt, LouisSouth AfricaMan19th M · 3rd M35Time8:04:54hPace6.31Cat.M35
- 26Grobbelaar, GrantSouth AfricaMan20th M · 6th M45Time8:08:49hPace6.26Cat.M45
- 27Minnie, RudiSouth AfricaMan21st M · 7th M23Time8:08:53hPace6.26Cat.M23
- 28du Toit, MarlizeSouth AfricaWoman7th F · 3rd W35Time8:11:20hPace6.23Cat.W35
- 29Alexander, DanielUnited StatesMan22nd M · 8th M23Time8:14:45hPace6.18Cat.M23
- 30Ellender, BridgetSouth AfricaWoman8th F · 2nd W23Time8:16:46hPace6.16Cat.W23
- 31Beattie, JosephSouth AfricaMan23rd M · 9th M23Time8:19:51hPace6.12Cat.M23
- 32Potgieter, DeidreSouth AfricaWoman9th F · 3rd W23Time8:20:11hPace6.12Cat.W23
- 33Beukes, JacquesSouth AfricaMan24th M · 4th M35Time8:22:27hPace6.09Cat.M35
- 34Vreken, JanSouth AfricaMan25th M · 4th M40Time8:22:28hPace6.09Cat.M40
- 35Malan Redpath, NadiaSouth AfricaWoman10th F · 4th W23Time8:25:09hPace6.06Cat.W23
- 36de Villiers, HennieSouth AfricaMan26th M · 5th M35Time8:26:12hPace6.04Cat.M35
- 37Schmid, JorgSouth AfricaMan27th M · 2nd M50Time8:26:18hPace6.04Cat.M50
- 38Quenet, AntonSouth AfricaMan28th M · 7th M45Time8:26:21hPace6.04Cat.M45
- 39Sheard, DanielSouth AfricaMan29th M · 10th M23Time8:26:43hPace6.04Cat.M23
- 40Oxtoby, OliverSouth AfricaMan30th M · 11th M23Time8:27:40hPace6.03Cat.M23
- 41Schmahl, ZaneSouth AfricaMan31st M · 12th M23Time8:31:51hPace5.98Cat.M23
- 42Feenstra, RoelofSouth AfricaMan32nd M · 13th M23Time8:31:54hPace5.98Cat.M23
- 43Kriel, StephenSouth AfricaMan33rd M · 8th M45Time8:31:59hPace5.98Cat.M45
- 44Quan, MelvynSouth AfricaMan34th M · 5th M40Time8:32:37hPace5.97Cat.M40
- 45Vink, RobertNetherlandsMan35th M · 1st M60Time8:35:56hPace5.93Cat.M60
- 46Balkema, CecileSouth AfricaWoman11th F · 4th W35Time8:36:47hPace5.92Cat.W35
- 47Grenfell, DuncanSouth AfricaMan36th M · 9th M45Time8:37:47hPace5.91Cat.M45
- 48Malherbe, BridgetSouth AfricaWoman12th F · 5th W23Time8:37:48hPace5.91Cat.W23
- 49Martin, MichaelSouth AfricaMan37th M · 14th M23Time8:39:37hPace5.89Cat.M23
- 50de Beer, NicSouth AfricaMan38th M · 6th M40Time8:39:50hPace5.89Cat.M40
Showing ranks 1–50 of 146