South AfricaFixed distance
Merrell Whale of Trail
5 Aug2023
Distance
53km
Finishers
9148 men43 women
Winning time
5:07:48h
Median pace
6.10km/h
Pace distribution
91 finishers · 4.59–10.33 km/h · mean 6.42
Every finisher ran the same 53 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 91 finishers ranged from 4.59 to 10.33 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.42 and a median of 6.10. The busiest band is 5.0 to 5.5 kilometres per hour, with 18 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 91
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:07:48h | 10.33 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 | |
| 2 | 5:11:39h | 10.20 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 | |
| 3 | 5:35:28h | 9.48 | M23 | 3rd M · 2nd M23 | |
| 4 | 5:35:53h | 9.47 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 | |
| 5 | 5:43:25h | 9.26 | W35 | 1st F · 1st W35 | |
| 6 | 5:55:25h | 8.95 | W35 | 2nd F · 2nd W35 | |
| 7 | 6:01:59h | 8.79 | M35 | 5th M · 2nd M35 | |
| 8 | 6:07:46h | 8.65 | M35 | 6th M · 3rd M35 | |
| 9 | 6:13:49h | 8.51 | W35 | 3rd F · 3rd W35 | |
| 10 | 6:28:38h | 8.18 | M35 | 7th M · 4th M35 | |
| 11 | 6:40:34h | 7.94 | M45 | 8th M · 1st M45 | |
| 12 | 6:51:55h | 7.72 | W23 | 4th F · 1st W23 | |
| 13 | 6:59:05h | 7.59 | M50 | 9th M · 1st M50 | |
| 14 | 7:07:40h | 7.44 | M60 | 10th M · 1st M60 | |
| 15 | 7:10:03h | 7.39 | M35 | 11th M · 5th M35 | |
| 16 | 7:11:07h | 7.38 | M60 | 12th M · 2nd M60 | |
| 17 | 7:16:21h | 7.29 | W23 | 5th F · 2nd W23 | |
| 18 | 7:22:18h | 7.19 | M40 | 13th M · 1st M40 | |
| 19 | 7:24:29h | 7.15 | M45 | 14th M · 2nd M45 | |
| 20 | 7:24:44h | 7.15 | M50 | 15th M · 2nd M50 | |
| 21 | 7:25:57h | 7.13 | W45 | 6th F · 1st W45 | |
| 22 | 7:26:26h | 7.12 | M35 | 16th M · 6th M35 | |
| 23 | 7:26:37h | 7.12 | W35 | 7th F · 4th W35 | |
| 24 | 7:27:31h | 7.11 | W45 | 8th F · 2nd W45 | |
| 25 | 7:27:34h | 7.11 | M50 | 17th M · 3rd M50 | |
| 26 | 7:30:26h | 7.06 | M23 | 18th M · 4th M23 | |
| 27 | 7:36:03h | 6.97 | M45 | 19th M · 3rd M45 | |
| 28 | 7:37:19h | 6.95 | M35 | 20th M · 7th M35 | |
| 29 | 7:38:44h | 6.93 | M40 | 21st M · 2nd M40 | |
| 30 | 7:46:32h | 6.82 | W35 | 9th F · 5th W35 | |
| 31 | 7:47:04h | 6.81 | M40 | 22nd M · 3rd M40 | |
| 32 | 7:47:43h | 6.80 | M50 | 23rd M · 4th M50 | |
| 33 | 7:57:03h | 6.67 | W40 | 10th F · 1st W40 | |
| 34 | 7:58:56h | 6.64 | M23 | 24th M · 5th M23 | |
| 35 | 8:06:17h | 6.54 | W23 | 11th F · 3rd W23 | |
| 36 | 8:07:49h | 6.52 | M50 | 25th M · 5th M50 | |
| 37 | 8:08:29h | 6.51 | W40 | 12th F · 2nd W40 | |
| 38 | 8:12:23h | 6.46 | M35 | 26th M · 8th M35 | |
| 39 | 8:18:04h | 6.38 | W40 | 13th F · 3rd W40 | |
| 40 | 8:19:02h | 6.37 | W55 | 14th F · 1st W55 | |
| 41 | 8:20:57h | 6.35 | M35 | 27th M · 9th M35 | |
| 42 | 8:28:42h | 6.25 | M40 | 28th M · 4th M40 | |
| 43 | 8:28:43h | 6.25 | W23 | 15th F · 4th W23 | |
| 44 | 8:29:13h | 6.25 | W60 | 16th F · 1st W60 | |
| 45 | 8:31:38h | 6.21 | W23 | 17th F · 5th W23 | |
| 46 | 8:41:10h | 6.10 | W45 | 18th F · 3rd W45 | |
| 47 | 8:41:11h | 6.10 | M50 | 29th M · 6th M50 | |
| 48 | 8:45:48h | 6.05 | M35 | 30th M · 10th M35 | |
| 49 | 8:45:50h | 6.05 | M35 | 31st M · 11th M35 | |
| 50 | 8:46:19h | 6.04 | M35 | 32nd M · 12th M35 |
- 11st M · 1st M23Time5:07:48hPace10.33Cat.M23
- 22nd M · 1st M35Time5:11:39hPace10.20Cat.M35
- 33rd M · 2nd M23Time5:35:28hPace9.48Cat.M23
- 44th M · 3rd M23Time5:35:53hPace9.47Cat.M23
- 51st F · 1st W35Time5:43:25hPace9.26Cat.W35
- 62nd F · 2nd W35Time5:55:25hPace8.95Cat.W35
- 75th M · 2nd M35Time6:01:59hPace8.79Cat.M35
- 86th M · 3rd M35Time6:07:46hPace8.65Cat.M35
- 93rd F · 3rd W35Time6:13:49hPace8.51Cat.W35
- 107th M · 4th M35Time6:28:38hPace8.18Cat.M35
- 118th M · 1st M45Time6:40:34hPace7.94Cat.M45
- 124th F · 1st W23Time6:51:55hPace7.72Cat.W23
- 139th M · 1st M50Time6:59:05hPace7.59Cat.M50
- 1410th M · 1st M60Time7:07:40hPace7.44Cat.M60
- 1511th M · 5th M35Time7:10:03hPace7.39Cat.M35
- 1612th M · 2nd M60Time7:11:07hPace7.38Cat.M60
- 175th F · 2nd W23Time7:16:21hPace7.29Cat.W23
- 1813th M · 1st M40Time7:22:18hPace7.19Cat.M40
- 1914th M · 2nd M45Time7:24:29hPace7.15Cat.M45
- 2015th M · 2nd M50Time7:24:44hPace7.15Cat.M50
- 216th F · 1st W45Time7:25:57hPace7.13Cat.W45
- 2216th M · 6th M35Time7:26:26hPace7.12Cat.M35
- 237th F · 4th W35Time7:26:37hPace7.12Cat.W35
- 248th F · 2nd W45Time7:27:31hPace7.11Cat.W45
- 2517th M · 3rd M50Time7:27:34hPace7.11Cat.M50
- 2618th M · 4th M23Time7:30:26hPace7.06Cat.M23
- 2719th M · 3rd M45Time7:36:03hPace6.97Cat.M45
- 2820th M · 7th M35Time7:37:19hPace6.95Cat.M35
- 2921st M · 2nd M40Time7:38:44hPace6.93Cat.M40
- 309th F · 5th W35Time7:46:32hPace6.82Cat.W35
- 3122nd M · 3rd M40Time7:47:04hPace6.81Cat.M40
- 3223rd M · 4th M50Time7:47:43hPace6.80Cat.M50
- 3310th F · 1st W40Time7:57:03hPace6.67Cat.W40
- 3424th M · 5th M23Time7:58:56hPace6.64Cat.M23
- 3511th F · 3rd W23Time8:06:17hPace6.54Cat.W23
- 3625th M · 5th M50Time8:07:49hPace6.52Cat.M50
- 3712th F · 2nd W40Time8:08:29hPace6.51Cat.W40
- 3826th M · 8th M35Time8:12:23hPace6.46Cat.M35
- 3913th F · 3rd W40Time8:18:04hPace6.38Cat.W40
- 4014th F · 1st W55Time8:19:02hPace6.37Cat.W55
- 4127th M · 9th M35Time8:20:57hPace6.35Cat.M35
- 4228th M · 4th M40Time8:28:42hPace6.25Cat.M40
- 4315th F · 4th W23Time8:28:43hPace6.25Cat.W23
- 4416th F · 1st W60Time8:29:13hPace6.25Cat.W60
- 4517th F · 5th W23Time8:31:38hPace6.21Cat.W23
- 4618th F · 3rd W45Time8:41:10hPace6.10Cat.W45
- 4729th M · 6th M50Time8:41:11hPace6.10Cat.M50
- 4830th M · 10th M35Time8:45:48hPace6.05Cat.M35
- 4931st M · 11th M35Time8:45:50hPace6.05Cat.M35
- 5032nd M · 12th M35Time8:46:19hPace6.04Cat.M35
Showing ranks 1–50 of 91