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 | Reilly, KaneSouth AfricaMan | 4:39:52h | 11.36 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Rukadza, Tarisai BernardZimbabweMan | 4:44:15h | 11.19 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 |
| 3 | Greyling, ChristiaanSouth AfricaMan | 5:06:28h | 10.38 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 |
| 4 | Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan | 5:25:19h | 9.78 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 |
| 5 | Rorich, RobertSouth AfricaMan | 5:37:41h | 9.42 | MU23 | 5th M · 1st MU23 |
| 6 | MacKenzie, MeganSouth AfricaWoman | 5:50:55h | 9.06 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 |
| 7 | Eichstadt, RyanSouth AfricaMan | 6:02:24h | 8.78 | M23 | 6th M · 4th M23 |
| 8 | Winter, MarkSouth AfricaMan | 6:12:06h | 8.55 | M23 | 7th M · 5th M23 |
| 9 | Malherbe, MartinSouth AfricaMan | 6:15:32h | 8.47 | M40 | 8th M · 1st M40 |
| 10 | Bezuidenhout, KarineSouth AfricaWoman | 6:16:33h | 8.45 | W23 | 2nd F · 2nd W23 |
| 11 | Scholtz, AnnaliseSouth AfricaWoman | 6:17:54h | 8.41 | W35 | 3rd F · 1st W35 |
| 12 | Brand, NaomiSouth AfricaWoman | 6:24:41h | 8.27 | W23 | 4th F · 3rd W23 |
| 13 | Smith, CraigSouth AfricaMan | 6:28:09h | 8.19 | M35 | 9th M · 2nd M35 |
| 14 | Sekhuthe, Poloko KennedySouth AfricaMan | 6:31:17h | 8.13 | M23 | 10th M · 6th M23 |
| 15 | Green, TravisSouth AfricaMan | 6:50:32h | 7.75 | M45 | 11th M · 1st M45 |
| 16 | Jansen van Rensburg, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman | 6:55:51h | 7.65 | W35 | 5th F · 2nd W35 |
| 17 | Moen, HenkSouth AfricaMan | 7:05:21h | 7.48 | M45 | 12th M · 2nd M45 |
| 18 | von Broembsen, SuzetteSouth AfricaWoman | 7:16:04h | 7.29 | W35 | 6th F · 3rd W35 |
| 19 | Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan | 7:17:57h | 7.26 | M60 | 13th M · 1st M60 |
| 20 | Terblanche, EricaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:18:26h | 7.25 | W45 | 7th F · 1st W45 |
| 21 | Faure, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 7:18:31h | 7.25 | M23 | 14th M · 7th M23 |
| 22 | Bieske, SamanthaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:18:45h | 7.25 | W23 | 8th F · 4th W23 |
| 23 | Pennington, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:29:20h | 7.08 | W23 | 9th F · 5th W23 |
| 24 | Ayres, RichardSouth AfricaMan | 7:38:08h | 6.94 | M50 | 15th M · 1st M50 |
| 25 | Soggot, KatyaSouth AfricaWoman | 7:46:26h | 6.82 | W40 | 10th F · 1st W40 |
| 26 | de Klerk, LeonSouth AfricaMan | 7:48:02h | 6.79 | M40 | 16th M · 2nd M40 |
| 27 | Molyneaux, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 7:48:20h | 6.79 | M35 | 17th M · 3rd M35 |
| 28 | Nel, JacquesSouth AfricaMan | 7:48:24h | 6.79 | M23 | 18th M · 8th M23 |
| 29 | Bekker, KobusSouth AfricaMan | 7:53:49h | 6.71 | M35 | 19th M · 4th M35 |
| 30 | Dampier, DonielleSouth AfricaWoman | 7:57:07h | 6.67 | W23 | 11th F · 6th W23 |
| 31 | Power, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 7:58:51h | 6.64 | M50 | 20th M · 2nd M50 |
| 32 | Gerner, FrederikNetherlandsMan | 8:04:17h | 6.57 | M35 | 21st M · 5th M35 |
| 33 | O'Kelly, DouwSouth AfricaMan | 8:05:45h | 6.55 | M50 | 22nd M · 3rd M50 |
| 34 | de Bruyn, DouglasSouth AfricaMan | 8:12:09h | 6.46 | M35 | 23rd M · 6th M35 |
| 35 | Engelbrecht, WarnellSouth AfricaMan | 8:13:55h | 6.44 | M23 | 24th M · 9th M23 |
| 36 | Krauss, GarionSouth AfricaMan | 8:13:56h | 6.44 | M40 | 25th M · 3rd M40 |
| 37 | van Rooyen, RynoSouth AfricaMan | 8:16:48h | 6.40 | M35 | 26th M · 7th M35 |
| 38 | Janse van Rensburg, CarinaSouth AfricaWoman | 8:20:21h | 6.36 | W23 | 12th F · 7th W23 |
| 38 | Janse van Rensburg, PieterSouth AfricaMan | 8:20:21h | 6.36 | M23 | 27th M · 10th M23 |
| 40 | de Beer, JeanetteSouth AfricaWoman | 8:26:36h | 6.28 | W50 | 13th F · 1st W50 |
| 41 | Tayelor, RobynSouth AfricaWoman | 8:28:36h | 6.25 | W23 | 14th F · 8th W23 |
| 42 | Starck, KristinetSouth AfricaWoman | 8:40:45h | 6.11 | W40 | 15th F · 2nd W40 |
| 43 | Prinsloo, Marthinus JohannesSouth AfricaMan | 8:43:49h | 6.07 | M23 | 28th M · 11th M23 |
| 44 | Marais, MichaelSouth AfricaMan | 8:45:35h | 6.05 | M23 | 29th M · 12th M23 |
| 45 | Paterson, RobertSouth AfricaMan | 8:48:02h | 6.02 | M35 | 30th M · 8th M35 |
| 46 | du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan | 8:48:03h | 6.02 | M45 | 31st M · 3rd M45 |
| 47 | Rice, VanessaGreat BritainWoman | 8:48:14h | 6.02 | W40 | 16th F · 3rd W40 |
| 48 | Cowlin, JohnSouth AfricaMan | 8:53:39h | 5.96 | M35 | 32nd M · 9th M35 |
| 49 | Cowlin, SonjaSouth AfricaWoman | 8:53:40h | 5.96 | W35 | 17th F · 4th W35 |
| 50 | Hauck, GavinSouth AfricaMan | 9:00:52h | 5.88 | M35 | 33rd M · 10th M35 |
- 1Reilly, KaneSouth AfricaMan1st M · 1st M23Time4:39:52hPace11.36Cat.M23
- 2Rukadza, Tarisai BernardZimbabweMan2nd M · 1st M35Time4:44:15hPace11.19Cat.M35
- 3Greyling, ChristiaanSouth AfricaMan3rd M · 2nd M23Time5:06:28hPace10.38Cat.M23
- 4Msizi, MelikhayaSouth AfricaMan4th M · 3rd M23Time5:25:19hPace9.78Cat.M23
- 5Rorich, RobertSouth AfricaMan5th M · 1st MU23Time5:37:41hPace9.42Cat.MU23
- 6MacKenzie, MeganSouth AfricaWoman1st F · 1st W23Time5:50:55hPace9.06Cat.W23
- 7Eichstadt, RyanSouth AfricaMan6th M · 4th M23Time6:02:24hPace8.78Cat.M23
- 8Winter, MarkSouth AfricaMan7th M · 5th M23Time6:12:06hPace8.55Cat.M23
- 9Malherbe, MartinSouth AfricaMan8th M · 1st M40Time6:15:32hPace8.47Cat.M40
- 10Bezuidenhout, KarineSouth AfricaWoman2nd F · 2nd W23Time6:16:33hPace8.45Cat.W23
- 11Scholtz, AnnaliseSouth AfricaWoman3rd F · 1st W35Time6:17:54hPace8.41Cat.W35
- 12Brand, NaomiSouth AfricaWoman4th F · 3rd W23Time6:24:41hPace8.27Cat.W23
- 13Smith, CraigSouth AfricaMan9th M · 2nd M35Time6:28:09hPace8.19Cat.M35
- 14Sekhuthe, Poloko KennedySouth AfricaMan10th M · 6th M23Time6:31:17hPace8.13Cat.M23
- 15Green, TravisSouth AfricaMan11th M · 1st M45Time6:50:32hPace7.75Cat.M45
- 16Jansen van Rensburg, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman5th F · 2nd W35Time6:55:51hPace7.65Cat.W35
- 17Moen, HenkSouth AfricaMan12th M · 2nd M45Time7:05:21hPace7.48Cat.M45
- 18von Broembsen, SuzetteSouth AfricaWoman6th F · 3rd W35Time7:16:04hPace7.29Cat.W35
- 19Moodie, KeithSouth AfricaMan13th M · 1st M60Time7:17:57hPace7.26Cat.M60
- 20Terblanche, EricaSouth AfricaWoman7th F · 1st W45Time7:18:26hPace7.25Cat.W45
- 21Faure, JohnSouth AfricaMan14th M · 7th M23Time7:18:31hPace7.25Cat.M23
- 22Bieske, SamanthaSouth AfricaWoman8th F · 4th W23Time7:18:45hPace7.25Cat.W23
- 23Pennington, JuliaSouth AfricaWoman9th F · 5th W23Time7:29:20hPace7.08Cat.W23
- 24Ayres, RichardSouth AfricaMan15th M · 1st M50Time7:38:08hPace6.94Cat.M50
- 25Soggot, KatyaSouth AfricaWoman10th F · 1st W40Time7:46:26hPace6.82Cat.W40
- 26de Klerk, LeonSouth AfricaMan16th M · 2nd M40Time7:48:02hPace6.79Cat.M40
- 27Molyneaux, MichaelSouth AfricaMan17th M · 3rd M35Time7:48:20hPace6.79Cat.M35
- 28Nel, JacquesSouth AfricaMan18th M · 8th M23Time7:48:24hPace6.79Cat.M23
- 29Bekker, KobusSouth AfricaMan19th M · 4th M35Time7:53:49hPace6.71Cat.M35
- 30Dampier, DonielleSouth AfricaWoman11th F · 6th W23Time7:57:07hPace6.67Cat.W23
- 31Power, MichaelSouth AfricaMan20th M · 2nd M50Time7:58:51hPace6.64Cat.M50
- 32Gerner, FrederikNetherlandsMan21st M · 5th M35Time8:04:17hPace6.57Cat.M35
- 33O'Kelly, DouwSouth AfricaMan22nd M · 3rd M50Time8:05:45hPace6.55Cat.M50
- 34de Bruyn, DouglasSouth AfricaMan23rd M · 6th M35Time8:12:09hPace6.46Cat.M35
- 35Engelbrecht, WarnellSouth AfricaMan24th M · 9th M23Time8:13:55hPace6.44Cat.M23
- 36Krauss, GarionSouth AfricaMan25th M · 3rd M40Time8:13:56hPace6.44Cat.M40
- 37van Rooyen, RynoSouth AfricaMan26th M · 7th M35Time8:16:48hPace6.40Cat.M35
- 38Janse van Rensburg, CarinaSouth AfricaWoman12th F · 7th W23Time8:20:21hPace6.36Cat.W23
- 38Janse van Rensburg, PieterSouth AfricaMan27th M · 10th M23Time8:20:21hPace6.36Cat.M23
- 40de Beer, JeanetteSouth AfricaWoman13th F · 1st W50Time8:26:36hPace6.28Cat.W50
- 41Tayelor, RobynSouth AfricaWoman14th F · 8th W23Time8:28:36hPace6.25Cat.W23
- 42Starck, KristinetSouth AfricaWoman15th F · 2nd W40Time8:40:45hPace6.11Cat.W40
- 43Prinsloo, Marthinus JohannesSouth AfricaMan28th M · 11th M23Time8:43:49hPace6.07Cat.M23
- 44Marais, MichaelSouth AfricaMan29th M · 12th M23Time8:45:35hPace6.05Cat.M23
- 45Paterson, RobertSouth AfricaMan30th M · 8th M35Time8:48:02hPace6.02Cat.M35
- 46du Toit, PieterSouth AfricaMan31st M · 3rd M45Time8:48:03hPace6.02Cat.M45
- 47Rice, VanessaGreat BritainWoman16th F · 3rd W40Time8:48:14hPace6.02Cat.W40
- 48Cowlin, JohnSouth AfricaMan32nd M · 9th M35Time8:53:39hPace5.96Cat.M35
- 49Cowlin, SonjaSouth AfricaWoman17th F · 4th W35Time8:53:40hPace5.96Cat.W35
- 50Hauck, GavinSouth AfricaMan33rd M · 10th M35Time9:00:52hPace5.88Cat.M35
Showing ranks 1–50 of 83