South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
1 Aug2015
Distance
51km
Finishers
12475 men49 women
Winning time
5:50:23h
Median pace
5.42km/h
Pace distribution
124 finishers · 4.42–8.73 km/h · mean 5.81
Every finisher ran the same 51 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 124 finishers ranged from 4.42 to 8.73 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 5.81 and a median of 5.42. The busiest band is 5.0 to 5.5 kilometres per hour, with 34 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 124
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon, ChadSouth AfricaMan | 5:50:23h | 8.73 | M40 | 1st M · 1st M40 |
| 1 | Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan | 5:50:23h | 8.73 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 3 | Lambert, EdwardSouth AfricaMan | 5:54:48h | 8.63 | M35 | 3rd M · 1st M35 |
| 4 | Soggot, KatyaSouth AfricaWoman | 6:08:31h | 8.30 | W35 | 1st F · 1st W35 |
| 5 | Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan | 6:28:42h | 7.87 | M45 | 4th M · 1st M45 |
| 6 | Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman | 6:31:12h | 7.82 | W40 | 2nd F · 1st W40 |
| 7 | Haasbroek, JacolineSouth AfricaWoman | 6:36:12h | 7.72 | W50 | 3rd F · 1st W50 |
| 8 | van Zyl, MichelleSouth AfricaWoman | 6:37:49h | 7.69 | W23 | 4th F · 1st W23 |
| 9 | Kristensson, TedSwedenMan | 6:38:52h | 7.67 | M23 | 5th M · 2nd M23 |
| 10 | Mouton, JacquesSouth AfricaMan | 6:44:00h | 7.57 | M35 | 6th M · 2nd M35 |
| 11 | Malherbe, MartinSouth AfricaMan | 6:51:46h | 7.43 | M35 | 7th M · 3rd M35 |
| 12 | Minnie, RudiSouth AfricaMan | 6:53:08h | 7.41 | M23 | 8th M · 3rd M23 |
| 13 | Le Roux, WillieSouth AfricaMan | 6:56:23h | 7.35 | M40 | 9th M · 2nd M40 |
| 14 | Muller, ChristoSouth AfricaMan | 6:58:23h | 7.31 | M45 | 10th M · 2nd M45 |
| 15 | van Antwerpen, CasperSouth AfricaMan | 6:58:59h | 7.30 | M40 | 11th M · 3rd M40 |
| 16 | Ayton, GrantSouth AfricaMan | 7:00:39h | 7.27 | M23 | 12th M · 4th M23 |
| 17 | Holtzhausen, JamieSouth AfricaMan | 7:04:28h | 7.21 | M23 | 13th M · 5th M23 |
| 18 | van der Merwe, CoertSouth AfricaMan | 7:08:42h | 7.14 | — | 14th M |
| 19 | Potgieter, SuzetteSouth AfricaWoman | 7:15:53h | 7.02 | W35 | 5th F · 2nd W35 |
| 20 | Grant, LizaniSouth AfricaWoman | 7:25:47h | 6.86 | W23 | 6th F · 2nd W23 |
| 21 | Santos, FernandoSouth AfricaMan | 7:26:16h | 6.86 | M50 | 15th M · 1st M50 |
| 22 | Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan | 7:30:48h | 6.79 | M55 | 16th M · 1st M55 |
| 23 | Cilliers, JacoSouth AfricaMan | 7:31:30h | 6.78 | M35 | 17th M · 4th M35 |
| 24 | du Plessis, HendrikSouth AfricaMan | 7:34:12h | 6.74 | M35 | 18th M · 5th M35 |
| 25 | du Plessis, MoniqueSouth AfricaWoman | 7:34:12h | 6.74 | W35 | 7th F · 3rd W35 |
| 26 | Pieters, LizanneSouth AfricaWoman | 7:34:50h | 6.73 | — | 8th F |
| 27 | D'Hotman, BruceSouth AfricaMan | 7:36:04h | 6.71 | M23 | 19th M · 6th M23 |
| 28 | Stephens, William AndrewSouth AfricaMan | 7:39:14h | 6.66 | — | 20th M |
| 29 | Lishman, SimonSouth AfricaMan | 7:40:51h | 6.64 | M23 | 21st M · 7th M23 |
| 30 | Leask, BrendonSouth AfricaMan | 7:42:21h | 6.62 | M23 | 22nd M · 8th M23 |
| 31 | Obree, RobertSouth AfricaMan | 7:51:07h | 6.50 | — | 23rd M |
| 32 | Moodie, MegGreat BritainWoman | 7:51:47h | 6.49 | W23 | 9th F · 3rd W23 |
| 33 | Penn, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:53:57h | 6.46 | W23 | 10th F · 4th W23 |
| 34 | du Toit, AlbertSouth AfricaMan | 7:54:12h | 6.45 | M40 | 24th M · 4th M40 |
| 35 | du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan | 7:54:14h | 6.45 | M40 | 25th M · 5th M40 |
| 36 | Arnott, AndrewSouth AfricaMan | 7:57:43h | 6.41 | — | 26th M |
| 37 | Farrell, DavidSouth AfricaMan | 7:59:59h | 6.38 | M50 | 27th M · 2nd M50 |
| 38 | Rawlinson, AliceSouth AfricaWoman | 8:02:00h | 6.35 | W23 | 11th F · 5th W23 |
| 39 | Gibbs, MatthewSouth AfricaMan | 8:07:50h | 6.27 | M23 | 28th M · 9th M23 |
| 40 | Whitlock, LeonSouth AfricaMan | 8:11:48h | 6.22 | M35 | 29th M · 6th M35 |
| 41 | McDonald, TarynSouth AfricaWoman | 8:12:44h | 6.21 | W23 | 12th F · 6th W23 |
| 42 | de la Rey, SimonTanzaniaMan | 8:20:15h | 6.12 | M35 | 30th M · 7th M35 |
| 43 | Harcourt, DanielleSouth AfricaWoman | 8:26:45h | 6.04 | W23 | 13th F · 7th W23 |
| 44 | Ayres, RichardSouth AfricaMan | 8:26:50h | 6.04 | M45 | 31st M · 3rd M45 |
| 45 | Collins, NicolaSouth AfricaWoman | 8:27:39h | 6.03 | W40 | 14th F · 2nd W40 |
| 46 | Harmse, WynandSouth AfricaMan | 8:33:00h | 5.96 | M35 | 32nd M · 8th M35 |
| 47 | Mahoney, DennisSouth AfricaMan | 8:37:16h | 5.92 | — | 33rd M |
| 48 | Flood, DebbieSouth AfricaWoman | 8:41:42h | 5.87 | W45 | 15th F · 1st W45 |
| 49 | White, AndrewSouth AfricaMan | 8:43:19h | 5.85 | M35 | 34th M · 9th M35 |
| 50 | Lavers, JoshuaSouth AfricaMan | 8:57:11h | 5.70 | M35 | 35th M · 10th M35 |
- 1Gordon, ChadSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M40Time5:50:23hPace8.73Cat.M40
- 1Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M23Time5:50:23hPace8.73Cat.M23
- 3Lambert, EdwardSouth AfricaMan3rd M · 1st M35Time5:54:48hPace8.63Cat.M35
- 4Soggot, KatyaSouth AfricaWoman1st F · 1st W35Time6:08:31hPace8.30Cat.W35
- 5Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan4th M · 1st M45Time6:28:42hPace7.87Cat.M45
- 6Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman2nd F · 1st W40Time6:31:12hPace7.82Cat.W40
- 7Haasbroek, JacolineSouth AfricaWoman3rd F · 1st W50Time6:36:12hPace7.72Cat.W50
- 8van Zyl, MichelleSouth AfricaWoman4th F · 1st W23Time6:37:49hPace7.69Cat.W23
- 9Kristensson, TedSwedenMan5th M · 2nd M23Time6:38:52hPace7.67Cat.M23
- 10Mouton, JacquesSouth AfricaMan6th M · 2nd M35Time6:44:00hPace7.57Cat.M35
- 11Malherbe, MartinSouth AfricaMan7th M · 3rd M35Time6:51:46hPace7.43Cat.M35
- 12Minnie, RudiSouth AfricaMan8th M · 3rd M23Time6:53:08hPace7.41Cat.M23
- 13Le Roux, WillieSouth AfricaMan9th M · 2nd M40Time6:56:23hPace7.35Cat.M40
- 14Muller, ChristoSouth AfricaMan10th M · 2nd M45Time6:58:23hPace7.31Cat.M45
- 15van Antwerpen, CasperSouth AfricaMan11th M · 3rd M40Time6:58:59hPace7.30Cat.M40
- 16Ayton, GrantSouth AfricaMan12th M · 4th M23Time7:00:39hPace7.27Cat.M23
- 17Holtzhausen, JamieSouth AfricaMan13th M · 5th M23Time7:04:28hPace7.21Cat.M23
- 18van der Merwe, CoertSouth AfricaMan14th MTime7:08:42hPace7.14
- 19Potgieter, SuzetteSouth AfricaWoman5th F · 2nd W35Time7:15:53hPace7.02Cat.W35
- 20Grant, LizaniSouth AfricaWoman6th F · 2nd W23Time7:25:47hPace6.86Cat.W23
- 21Santos, FernandoSouth AfricaMan15th M · 1st M50Time7:26:16hPace6.86Cat.M50
- 22Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan16th M · 1st M55Time7:30:48hPace6.79Cat.M55
- 23Cilliers, JacoSouth AfricaMan17th M · 4th M35Time7:31:30hPace6.78Cat.M35
- 24du Plessis, HendrikSouth AfricaMan18th M · 5th M35Time7:34:12hPace6.74Cat.M35
- 25du Plessis, MoniqueSouth AfricaWoman7th F · 3rd W35Time7:34:12hPace6.74Cat.W35
- 26Pieters, LizanneSouth AfricaWoman8th FTime7:34:50hPace6.73
- 27D'Hotman, BruceSouth AfricaMan19th M · 6th M23Time7:36:04hPace6.71Cat.M23
- 28Stephens, William AndrewSouth AfricaMan20th MTime7:39:14hPace6.66
- 29Lishman, SimonSouth AfricaMan21st M · 7th M23Time7:40:51hPace6.64Cat.M23
- 30Leask, BrendonSouth AfricaMan22nd M · 8th M23Time7:42:21hPace6.62Cat.M23
- 31Obree, RobertSouth AfricaMan23rd MTime7:51:07hPace6.50
- 32Moodie, MegGreat BritainWoman9th F · 3rd W23Time7:51:47hPace6.49Cat.W23
- 33Penn, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman10th F · 4th W23Time7:53:57hPace6.46Cat.W23
- 34du Toit, AlbertSouth AfricaMan24th M · 4th M40Time7:54:12hPace6.45Cat.M40
- 35du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan25th M · 5th M40Time7:54:14hPace6.45Cat.M40
- 36Arnott, AndrewSouth AfricaMan26th MTime7:57:43hPace6.41
- 37Farrell, DavidSouth AfricaMan27th M · 2nd M50Time7:59:59hPace6.38Cat.M50
- 38Rawlinson, AliceSouth AfricaWoman11th F · 5th W23Time8:02:00hPace6.35Cat.W23
- 39Gibbs, MatthewSouth AfricaMan28th M · 9th M23Time8:07:50hPace6.27Cat.M23
- 40Whitlock, LeonSouth AfricaMan29th M · 6th M35Time8:11:48hPace6.22Cat.M35
- 41McDonald, TarynSouth AfricaWoman12th F · 6th W23Time8:12:44hPace6.21Cat.W23
- 42de la Rey, SimonTanzaniaMan30th M · 7th M35Time8:20:15hPace6.12Cat.M35
- 43Harcourt, DanielleSouth AfricaWoman13th F · 7th W23Time8:26:45hPace6.04Cat.W23
- 44Ayres, RichardSouth AfricaMan31st M · 3rd M45Time8:26:50hPace6.04Cat.M45
- 45Collins, NicolaSouth AfricaWoman14th F · 2nd W40Time8:27:39hPace6.03Cat.W40
- 46Harmse, WynandSouth AfricaMan32nd M · 8th M35Time8:33:00hPace5.96Cat.M35
- 47Mahoney, DennisSouth AfricaMan33rd MTime8:37:16hPace5.92
- 48Flood, DebbieSouth AfricaWoman15th F · 1st W45Time8:41:42hPace5.87Cat.W45
- 49White, AndrewSouth AfricaMan34th M · 9th M35Time8:43:19hPace5.85Cat.M35
- 50Lavers, JoshuaSouth AfricaMan35th M · 10th M35Time8:57:11hPace5.70Cat.M35
Showing ranks 1–50 of 124