South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
18 Aug2018
Distance
53km
Finishers
8354 men29 women
Winning time
4:39:52h
Median pace
6.11km/h
Pace distribution
83 finishers · 4.82–11.36 km/h · mean 6.52
Every finisher ran the same 53 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 83 finishers ranged from 4.82 to 11.36 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.52 and a median of 6.11. The busiest band is 5.0 to 5.5 kilometres per hour, with 14 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 83
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:39:52h | 11.36 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 | |
| 2 | 4:44:15h | 11.19 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 | |
| 3 | 5:06:28h | 10.38 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 | |
| 4 | 5:25:19h | 9.78 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 | |
| 5 | 5:37:41h | 9.42 | MU23 | 5th M · 1st MU23 | |
| 6 | 5:50:55h | 9.06 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 | |
| 7 | 6:02:24h | 8.78 | M23 | 6th M · 4th M23 | |
| 8 | 6:12:06h | 8.55 | M23 | 7th M · 5th M23 | |
| 9 | 6:15:32h | 8.47 | M40 | 8th M · 1st M40 | |
| 10 | 6:16:33h | 8.45 | W23 | 2nd F · 2nd W23 | |
| 11 | 6:17:54h | 8.41 | W35 | 3rd F · 1st W35 | |
| 12 | 6:24:41h | 8.27 | W23 | 4th F · 3rd W23 | |
| 13 | 6:28:09h | 8.19 | M35 | 9th M · 2nd M35 | |
| 14 | 6:31:17h | 8.13 | M23 | 10th M · 6th M23 | |
| 15 | 6:50:32h | 7.75 | M45 | 11th M · 1st M45 | |
| 16 | 6:55:51h | 7.65 | W35 | 5th F · 2nd W35 | |
| 17 | 7:05:21h | 7.48 | M45 | 12th M · 2nd M45 | |
| 18 | 7:16:04h | 7.29 | W35 | 6th F · 3rd W35 | |
| 19 | 7:17:57h | 7.26 | M60 | 13th M · 1st M60 | |
| 20 | 7:18:26h | 7.25 | W45 | 7th F · 1st W45 | |
| 21 | 7:18:31h | 7.25 | M23 | 14th M · 7th M23 | |
| 22 | 7:18:45h | 7.25 | W23 | 8th F · 4th W23 | |
| 23 | 7:29:20h | 7.08 | W23 | 9th F · 5th W23 | |
| 24 | 7:38:08h | 6.94 | M50 | 15th M · 1st M50 | |
| 25 | 7:46:26h | 6.82 | W40 | 10th F · 1st W40 | |
| 26 | 7:48:02h | 6.79 | M40 | 16th M · 2nd M40 | |
| 27 | 7:48:20h | 6.79 | M35 | 17th M · 3rd M35 | |
| 28 | 7:48:24h | 6.79 | M23 | 18th M · 8th M23 | |
| 29 | 7:53:49h | 6.71 | M35 | 19th M · 4th M35 | |
| 30 | 7:57:07h | 6.67 | W23 | 11th F · 6th W23 | |
| 31 | 7:58:51h | 6.64 | M50 | 20th M · 2nd M50 | |
| 32 | 8:04:17h | 6.57 | M35 | 21st M · 5th M35 | |
| 33 | 8:05:45h | 6.55 | M50 | 22nd M · 3rd M50 | |
| 34 | 8:12:09h | 6.46 | M35 | 23rd M · 6th M35 | |
| 35 | 8:13:55h | 6.44 | M23 | 24th M · 9th M23 | |
| 36 | 8:13:56h | 6.44 | M40 | 25th M · 3rd M40 | |
| 37 | 8:16:48h | 6.40 | M35 | 26th M · 7th M35 | |
| 38 | 8:20:21h | 6.36 | W23 | 12th F · 7th W23 | |
| 38 | 8:20:21h | 6.36 | M23 | 27th M · 10th M23 | |
| 40 | 8:26:36h | 6.28 | W50 | 13th F · 1st W50 | |
| 41 | 8:28:36h | 6.25 | W23 | 14th F · 8th W23 | |
| 42 | 8:40:45h | 6.11 | W40 | 15th F · 2nd W40 | |
| 43 | 8:43:49h | 6.07 | M23 | 28th M · 11th M23 | |
| 44 | 8:45:35h | 6.05 | M23 | 29th M · 12th M23 | |
| 45 | 8:48:02h | 6.02 | M35 | 30th M · 8th M35 | |
| 46 | 8:48:03h | 6.02 | M45 | 31st M · 3rd M45 | |
| 47 | 8:48:14h | 6.02 | W40 | 16th F · 3rd W40 | |
| 48 | 8:53:39h | 5.96 | M35 | 32nd M · 9th M35 | |
| 49 | 8:53:40h | 5.96 | W35 | 17th F · 4th W35 | |
| 50 | 9:00:52h | 5.88 | M35 | 33rd M · 10th M35 |
- 11st M · 1st M23Time4:39:52hPace11.36Cat.M23
- 22nd M · 1st M35Time4:44:15hPace11.19Cat.M35
- 33rd M · 2nd M23Time5:06:28hPace10.38Cat.M23
- 44th M · 3rd M23Time5:25:19hPace9.78Cat.M23
- 55th M · 1st MU23Time5:37:41hPace9.42Cat.MU23
- 61st F · 1st W23Time5:50:55hPace9.06Cat.W23
- 76th M · 4th M23Time6:02:24hPace8.78Cat.M23
- 87th M · 5th M23Time6:12:06hPace8.55Cat.M23
- 98th M · 1st M40Time6:15:32hPace8.47Cat.M40
- 102nd F · 2nd W23Time6:16:33hPace8.45Cat.W23
- 113rd F · 1st W35Time6:17:54hPace8.41Cat.W35
- 124th F · 3rd W23Time6:24:41hPace8.27Cat.W23
- 139th M · 2nd M35Time6:28:09hPace8.19Cat.M35
- 1410th M · 6th M23Time6:31:17hPace8.13Cat.M23
- 1511th M · 1st M45Time6:50:32hPace7.75Cat.M45
- 165th F · 2nd W35Time6:55:51hPace7.65Cat.W35
- 1712th M · 2nd M45Time7:05:21hPace7.48Cat.M45
- 186th F · 3rd W35Time7:16:04hPace7.29Cat.W35
- 1913th M · 1st M60Time7:17:57hPace7.26Cat.M60
- 207th F · 1st W45Time7:18:26hPace7.25Cat.W45
- 2114th M · 7th M23Time7:18:31hPace7.25Cat.M23
- 228th F · 4th W23Time7:18:45hPace7.25Cat.W23
- 239th F · 5th W23Time7:29:20hPace7.08Cat.W23
- 2415th M · 1st M50Time7:38:08hPace6.94Cat.M50
- 2510th F · 1st W40Time7:46:26hPace6.82Cat.W40
- 2616th M · 2nd M40Time7:48:02hPace6.79Cat.M40
- 2717th M · 3rd M35Time7:48:20hPace6.79Cat.M35
- 2818th M · 8th M23Time7:48:24hPace6.79Cat.M23
- 2919th M · 4th M35Time7:53:49hPace6.71Cat.M35
- 3011th F · 6th W23Time7:57:07hPace6.67Cat.W23
- 3120th M · 2nd M50Time7:58:51hPace6.64Cat.M50
- 3221st M · 5th M35Time8:04:17hPace6.57Cat.M35
- 3322nd M · 3rd M50Time8:05:45hPace6.55Cat.M50
- 3423rd M · 6th M35Time8:12:09hPace6.46Cat.M35
- 3524th M · 9th M23Time8:13:55hPace6.44Cat.M23
- 3625th M · 3rd M40Time8:13:56hPace6.44Cat.M40
- 3726th M · 7th M35Time8:16:48hPace6.40Cat.M35
- 3812th F · 7th W23Time8:20:21hPace6.36Cat.W23
- 3827th M · 10th M23Time8:20:21hPace6.36Cat.M23
- 4013th F · 1st W50Time8:26:36hPace6.28Cat.W50
- 4114th F · 8th W23Time8:28:36hPace6.25Cat.W23
- 4215th F · 2nd W40Time8:40:45hPace6.11Cat.W40
- 4328th M · 11th M23Time8:43:49hPace6.07Cat.M23
- 4429th M · 12th M23Time8:45:35hPace6.05Cat.M23
- 4530th M · 8th M35Time8:48:02hPace6.02Cat.M35
- 4631st M · 3rd M45Time8:48:03hPace6.02Cat.M45
- 4716th F · 3rd W40Time8:48:14hPace6.02Cat.W40
- 4832nd M · 9th M35Time8:53:39hPace5.96Cat.M35
- 4917th F · 4th W35Time8:53:40hPace5.96Cat.W35
- 5033rd M · 10th M35Time9:00:52hPace5.88Cat.M35
Showing ranks 1–50 of 83