South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
2 Aug2019
Distance
53km
Finishers
3912 men27 women
Winning time
4:33:24h
Median pace
8.08km/h
Pace distribution
39 finishers · 6.49–11.63 km/h · mean 8.65
Every finisher ran the same 53 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 39 finishers ranged from 6.49 to 11.63 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 8.65 and a median of 8.08. The busiest band is 7.0 to 7.5 kilometres per hour, with 8 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–39 of 39
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:33:24h | 11.63 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 | |
| 2 | 4:39:06h | 11.39 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 | |
| 3 | 4:41:46h | 11.29 | W23 | 2nd F · 2nd W23 | |
| 4 | 4:41:47h | 11.29 | M23 | 2nd M · 2nd M23 | |
| 5 | 4:47:16h | 11.07 | W23 | 3rd F · 3rd W23 | |
| 6 | 4:54:41h | 10.79 | W40 | 4th F · 1st W40 | |
| 7 | 5:08:28h | 10.31 | M35 | 3rd M · 1st M35 | |
| 8 | 5:11:09h | 10.22 | M35 | 4th M · 2nd M35 | |
| 9 | 5:16:05h | 10.06 | M23 | 5th M · 3rd M23 | |
| 10 | 5:16:07h | 10.06 | M23 | 6th M · 4th M23 | |
| 11 | 5:17:08h | 10.03 | M40 | 7th M · 1st M40 | |
| 12 | 5:33:14h | 9.54 | W35 | 5th F · 1st W35 | |
| 13 | 5:33:40h | 9.53 | W35 | 6th F · 2nd W35 | |
| 14 | 5:35:23h | 9.48 | W40 | 7th F · 2nd W40 | |
| 15 | 5:58:54h | 8.86 | M45 | 8th M · 1st M45 | |
| 16 | 6:00:10h | 8.83 | W40 | 8th F · 3rd W40 | |
| 17 | 6:27:05h | 8.21 | W40 | 9th F · 4th W40 | |
| 18 | 6:27:08h | 8.21 | W40 | 10th F · 5th W40 | |
| 19 | 6:33:38h | 8.08 | W23 | 11th F · 4th W23 | |
| 20 | 6:33:41h | 8.08 | W23 | 12th F · 5th W23 | |
| 21 | 6:33:45h | 8.08 | W35 | 13th F · 3rd W35 | |
| 22 | 6:35:47h | 8.04 | W45 | 14th F · 1st W45 | |
| 23 | 6:39:25h | 7.96 | W35 | 15th F · 4th W35 | |
| 24 | 6:39:28h | 7.96 | W40 | 16th F · 6th W40 | |
| 25 | 6:44:48h | 7.86 | W35 | 17th F · 5th W35 | |
| 26 | 6:49:50h | 7.76 | M55 | 9th M · 1st M55 | |
| 27 | 7:00:04h | 7.57 | W23 | 18th F · 6th W23 | |
| 28 | 7:04:28h | 7.49 | W60 | 19th F · 1st W60 | |
| 29 | 7:10:55h | 7.38 | W45 | 20th F · 2nd W45 | |
| 30 | 7:11:09h | 7.38 | M45 | 10th M · 2nd M45 | |
| 31 | 7:11:12h | 7.38 | W45 | 21st F · 3rd W45 | |
| 32 | 7:11:15h | 7.37 | M45 | 11th M · 3rd M45 | |
| 33 | 7:21:51h | 7.20 | M23 | 12th M · 5th M23 | |
| 34 | 7:21:52h | 7.20 | W23 | 22nd F · 7th W23 | |
| 35 | 7:29:04h | 7.08 | W45 | 23rd F · 4th W45 | |
| 36 | 7:45:45h | 6.83 | W23 | 24th F · 8th W23 | |
| 37 | 7:48:39h | 6.79 | W45 | 25th F · 5th W45 | |
| 38 | 8:07:54h | 6.52 | W23 | 26th F · 9th W23 | |
| 39 | 8:09:51h | 6.49 | W55 | 27th F · 1st W55 |
- 11st F · 1st W23Time4:33:24hPace11.63Cat.W23
- 21st M · 1st M23Time4:39:06hPace11.39Cat.M23
- 32nd F · 2nd W23Time4:41:46hPace11.29Cat.W23
- 42nd M · 2nd M23Time4:41:47hPace11.29Cat.M23
- 53rd F · 3rd W23Time4:47:16hPace11.07Cat.W23
- 64th F · 1st W40Time4:54:41hPace10.79Cat.W40
- 73rd M · 1st M35Time5:08:28hPace10.31Cat.M35
- 84th M · 2nd M35Time5:11:09hPace10.22Cat.M35
- 95th M · 3rd M23Time5:16:05hPace10.06Cat.M23
- 106th M · 4th M23Time5:16:07hPace10.06Cat.M23
- 117th M · 1st M40Time5:17:08hPace10.03Cat.M40
- 125th F · 1st W35Time5:33:14hPace9.54Cat.W35
- 136th F · 2nd W35Time5:33:40hPace9.53Cat.W35
- 147th F · 2nd W40Time5:35:23hPace9.48Cat.W40
- 158th M · 1st M45Time5:58:54hPace8.86Cat.M45
- 168th F · 3rd W40Time6:00:10hPace8.83Cat.W40
- 179th F · 4th W40Time6:27:05hPace8.21Cat.W40
- 1810th F · 5th W40Time6:27:08hPace8.21Cat.W40
- 1911th F · 4th W23Time6:33:38hPace8.08Cat.W23
- 2012th F · 5th W23Time6:33:41hPace8.08Cat.W23
- 2113th F · 3rd W35Time6:33:45hPace8.08Cat.W35
- 2214th F · 1st W45Time6:35:47hPace8.04Cat.W45
- 2315th F · 4th W35Time6:39:25hPace7.96Cat.W35
- 2416th F · 6th W40Time6:39:28hPace7.96Cat.W40
- 2517th F · 5th W35Time6:44:48hPace7.86Cat.W35
- 269th M · 1st M55Time6:49:50hPace7.76Cat.M55
- 2718th F · 6th W23Time7:00:04hPace7.57Cat.W23
- 2819th F · 1st W60Time7:04:28hPace7.49Cat.W60
- 2920th F · 2nd W45Time7:10:55hPace7.38Cat.W45
- 3010th M · 2nd M45Time7:11:09hPace7.38Cat.M45
- 3121st F · 3rd W45Time7:11:12hPace7.38Cat.W45
- 3211th M · 3rd M45Time7:11:15hPace7.37Cat.M45
- 3312th M · 5th M23Time7:21:51hPace7.20Cat.M23
- 3422nd F · 7th W23Time7:21:52hPace7.20Cat.W23
- 3523rd F · 4th W45Time7:29:04hPace7.08Cat.W45
- 3624th F · 8th W23Time7:45:45hPace6.83Cat.W23
- 3725th F · 5th W45Time7:48:39hPace6.79Cat.W45
- 3826th F · 9th W23Time8:07:54hPace6.52Cat.W23
- 3927th F · 1st W55Time8:09:51hPace6.49Cat.W55