South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
6 Aug2016
Distance
53km
Finishers
12485 men39 women
Winning time
5:39:18h
Median pace
6.11km/h
Pace distribution
124 finishers · 4.72–9.37 km/h · mean 6.29
Every finisher ran the same 53 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 124 finishers ranged from 4.72 to 9.37 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.29 and a median of 6.11. The busiest band is 5.5 to 6.0 kilometres per hour, with 26 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 124
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter, MarkSouth AfricaMan | 5:39:18h | 9.37 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Collins, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 5:48:36h | 9.12 | — | 2nd M |
| 3 | Kleynhans, MartinSouth AfricaMan | 5:57:30h | 8.89 | M35 | 3rd M · 1st M35 |
| 4 | du Plessis, ArmandSouth AfricaMan | 6:09:56h | 8.60 | M35 | 4th M · 2nd M35 |
| 5 | Elsom, MattSouth AfricaMan | 6:15:07h | 8.48 | — | 5th M |
| 6 | Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan | 6:30:34h | 8.14 | M45 | 6th M · 1st M45 |
| 7 | Cloete, DirkSouth AfricaMan | 6:35:48h | 8.03 | M45 | 7th M · 2nd M45 |
| 8 | Davies, AndySouth AfricaMan | 6:36:43h | 8.02 | M40 | 8th M · 1st M40 |
| 9 | Marcus, GrantSouth AfricaMan | 6:38:30h | 7.98 | M40 | 9th M · 2nd M40 |
| 10 | Schoeman, NicolaasSouth AfricaMan | 6:41:29h | 7.92 | M45 | 10th M · 3rd M45 |
| 11 | du Plessis, PrieurSouth AfricaMan | 6:43:59h | 7.87 | M35 | 11th M · 3rd M35 |
| 12 | Losik, ErykPolandMan | 6:45:19h | 7.85 | M35 | 12th M · 4th M35 |
| 13 | Almirall, TraceySouth AfricaWoman | 6:57:17h | 7.62 | W35 | 1st F · 1st W35 |
| 14 | Mann, ThomasSouth AfricaMan | 6:59:33h | 7.58 | M40 | 13th M · 3rd M40 |
| 15 | Bester, SianSouth AfricaWoman | 7:02:12h | 7.53 | W23 | 2nd F · 1st W23 |
| 16 | Bakkes, RynoSouth AfricaMan | 7:04:24h | 7.49 | M23 | 14th M · 2nd M23 |
| 17 | Smit, ArnoldSouth AfricaMan | 7:04:26h | 7.49 | M35 | 15th M · 5th M35 |
| 18 | Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman | 7:04:51h | 7.49 | W45 | 3rd F · 1st W45 |
| 19 | Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan | 7:09:14h | 7.41 | M55 | 16th M · 1st M55 |
| 20 | Black, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 7:12:14h | 7.36 | M35 | 17th M · 6th M35 |
| 21 | Schoon, FritzSouth AfricaMan | 7:15:26h | 7.30 | — | 18th M |
| 22 | Minnie, RudiSouth AfricaMan | 7:16:06h | 7.29 | M23 | 19th M · 3rd M23 |
| 23 | Engelbrecht, WarnellSouth AfricaMan | 7:17:19h | 7.27 | M23 | 20th M · 4th M23 |
| 24 | Marcus, JodiSouth AfricaWoman | 7:17:25h | 7.27 | W23 | 4th F · 2nd W23 |
| 25 | Sales, CraigSouth AfricaMan | 7:26:48h | 7.12 | M40 | 21st M · 4th M40 |
| 26 | Hudson, DavidSouth AfricaMan | 7:28:28h | 7.09 | M40 | 22nd M · 5th M40 |
| 27 | Grant, LizaniSouth AfricaWoman | 7:29:31h | 7.07 | W23 | 5th F · 3rd W23 |
| 28 | Fischer, MarilynSouth AfricaWoman | 7:35:23h | 6.98 | W35 | 6th F · 2nd W35 |
| 29 | Stephens, William AndrewSouth AfricaMan | 7:39:38h | 6.92 | — | 23rd M |
| 30 | Polkinghorne, MurraySouth AfricaMan | 7:39:38h | 6.92 | — | 23rd M |
| 31 | Le Roux, SandraSouth AfricaWoman | 7:41:48h | 6.89 | W23 | 7th F · 4th W23 |
| 32 | Roelofse, PaulSouth AfricaMan | 7:42:51h | 6.87 | — | 25th M |
| 33 | Gray, JeremySouth AfricaMan | 7:45:03h | 6.84 | M23 | 26th M · 5th M23 |
| 34 | Kent, CarlySouth AfricaWoman | 7:46:52h | 6.81 | W40 | 8th F · 1st W40 |
| 35 | Aronson, StevenSouth AfricaMan | 7:48:11h | 6.79 | M23 | 27th M · 6th M23 |
| 36 | Whitlock, LeonSouth AfricaMan | 7:49:05h | 6.78 | M35 | 28th M · 7th M35 |
| 37 | du Toit, AlbertSouth AfricaMan | 7:50:33h | 6.76 | M40 | 29th M · 6th M40 |
| 38 | du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan | 7:50:33h | 6.76 | M40 | 29th M · 6th M40 |
| 39 | Uys Jr., PieterSouth AfricaMan | 7:51:56h | 6.74 | — | 31st M |
| 40 | Uys, PieterSouth AfricaMan | 7:52:09h | 6.74 | M50 | 32nd M · 1st M50 |
| 41 | Pennington, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:52:23h | 6.73 | W23 | 9th F · 5th W23 |
| 42 | Petersmann, NataschaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:53:36h | 6.71 | — | 10th F |
| 43 | Lesven, MarcSouth AfricaMan | 7:53:52h | 6.71 | — | 33rd M |
| 44 | Morgan, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 7:54:33h | 6.70 | M40 | 34th M · 8th M40 |
| 45 | Morgan, AletSouth AfricaWoman | 7:54:36h | 6.70 | — | 11th F |
| 46 | Nijland, MelanieSouth AfricaWoman | 7:55:43h | 6.68 | W45 | 12th F · 2nd W45 |
| 47 | Turner, MatthewSouth AfricaMan | 7:56:11h | 6.68 | — | 35th M |
| 48 | Myers, AlishaUnited StatesWoman | 8:04:45h | 6.56 | W35 | 13th F · 3rd W35 |
| 49 | Barker, RhettSouth AfricaMan | 8:09:45h | 6.49 | M45 | 36th M · 4th M45 |
| 50 | Barker, LloydSouth AfricaMan | 8:09:48h | 6.49 | M40 | 37th M · 9th M40 |
- 1Winter, MarkSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M23Time5:39:18hPace9.37Cat.M23
- 2Collins, JohnSouth AfricaMan2nd MTime5:48:36hPace9.12
- 3Kleynhans, MartinSouth AfricaMan3rd M · 1st M35Time5:57:30hPace8.89Cat.M35
- 4du Plessis, ArmandSouth AfricaMan4th M · 2nd M35Time6:09:56hPace8.60Cat.M35
- 5Elsom, MattSouth AfricaMan5th MTime6:15:07hPace8.48
- 6Faralla, FilippoSouth AfricaMan6th M · 1st M45Time6:30:34hPace8.14Cat.M45
- 7Cloete, DirkSouth AfricaMan7th M · 2nd M45Time6:35:48hPace8.03Cat.M45
- 8Davies, AndySouth AfricaMan8th M · 1st M40Time6:36:43hPace8.02Cat.M40
- 9Marcus, GrantSouth AfricaMan9th M · 2nd M40Time6:38:30hPace7.98Cat.M40
- 10Schoeman, NicolaasSouth AfricaMan10th M · 3rd M45Time6:41:29hPace7.92Cat.M45
- 11du Plessis, PrieurSouth AfricaMan11th M · 3rd M35Time6:43:59hPace7.87Cat.M35
- 12Losik, ErykPolandMan12th M · 4th M35Time6:45:19hPace7.85Cat.M35
- 13Almirall, TraceySouth AfricaWoman1st F · 1st W35Time6:57:17hPace7.62Cat.W35
- 14Mann, ThomasSouth AfricaMan13th M · 3rd M40Time6:59:33hPace7.58Cat.M40
- 15Bester, SianSouth AfricaWoman2nd F · 1st W23Time7:02:12hPace7.53Cat.W23
- 16Bakkes, RynoSouth AfricaMan14th M · 2nd M23Time7:04:24hPace7.49Cat.M23
- 17Smit, ArnoldSouth AfricaMan15th M · 5th M35Time7:04:26hPace7.49Cat.M35
- 18Hanks, KarolineSouth AfricaWoman3rd F · 1st W45Time7:04:51hPace7.49Cat.W45
- 19Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan16th M · 1st M55Time7:09:14hPace7.41Cat.M55
- 20Black, JohnSouth AfricaMan17th M · 6th M35Time7:12:14hPace7.36Cat.M35
- 21Schoon, FritzSouth AfricaMan18th MTime7:15:26hPace7.30
- 22Minnie, RudiSouth AfricaMan19th M · 3rd M23Time7:16:06hPace7.29Cat.M23
- 23Engelbrecht, WarnellSouth AfricaMan20th M · 4th M23Time7:17:19hPace7.27Cat.M23
- 24Marcus, JodiSouth AfricaWoman4th F · 2nd W23Time7:17:25hPace7.27Cat.W23
- 25Sales, CraigSouth AfricaMan21st M · 4th M40Time7:26:48hPace7.12Cat.M40
- 26Hudson, DavidSouth AfricaMan22nd M · 5th M40Time7:28:28hPace7.09Cat.M40
- 27Grant, LizaniSouth AfricaWoman5th F · 3rd W23Time7:29:31hPace7.07Cat.W23
- 28Fischer, MarilynSouth AfricaWoman6th F · 2nd W35Time7:35:23hPace6.98Cat.W35
- 29Stephens, William AndrewSouth AfricaMan23rd MTime7:39:38hPace6.92
- 30Polkinghorne, MurraySouth AfricaMan23rd MTime7:39:38hPace6.92
- 31Le Roux, SandraSouth AfricaWoman7th F · 4th W23Time7:41:48hPace6.89Cat.W23
- 32Roelofse, PaulSouth AfricaMan25th MTime7:42:51hPace6.87
- 33Gray, JeremySouth AfricaMan26th M · 5th M23Time7:45:03hPace6.84Cat.M23
- 34Kent, CarlySouth AfricaWoman8th F · 1st W40Time7:46:52hPace6.81Cat.W40
- 35Aronson, StevenSouth AfricaMan27th M · 6th M23Time7:48:11hPace6.79Cat.M23
- 36Whitlock, LeonSouth AfricaMan28th M · 7th M35Time7:49:05hPace6.78Cat.M35
- 37du Toit, AlbertSouth AfricaMan29th M · 6th M40Time7:50:33hPace6.76Cat.M40
- 38du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan29th M · 6th M40Time7:50:33hPace6.76Cat.M40
- 39Uys Jr., PieterSouth AfricaMan31st MTime7:51:56hPace6.74
- 40Uys, PieterSouth AfricaMan32nd M · 1st M50Time7:52:09hPace6.74Cat.M50
- 41Pennington, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman9th F · 5th W23Time7:52:23hPace6.73Cat.W23
- 42Petersmann, NataschaSouth AfricaWoman10th FTime7:53:36hPace6.71
- 43Lesven, MarcSouth AfricaMan33rd MTime7:53:52hPace6.71
- 44Morgan, JohnSouth AfricaMan34th M · 8th M40Time7:54:33hPace6.70Cat.M40
- 45Morgan, AletSouth AfricaWoman11th FTime7:54:36hPace6.70
- 46Nijland, MelanieSouth AfricaWoman12th F · 2nd W45Time7:55:43hPace6.68Cat.W45
- 47Turner, MatthewSouth AfricaMan35th MTime7:56:11hPace6.68
- 48Myers, AlishaUnited StatesWoman13th F · 3rd W35Time8:04:45hPace6.56Cat.W35
- 49Barker, RhettSouth AfricaMan36th M · 4th M45Time8:09:45hPace6.49Cat.M45
- 50Barker, LloydSouth AfricaMan37th M · 9th M40Time8:09:48hPace6.49Cat.M40
Showing ranks 1–50 of 124