Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined up for the Two Oceans Marathon in April 2016. Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined up for the Two Oceans Marathon in April 2016.
Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined up for the Two Oceans Marathon in April 2016.
By the time Steyn had moved through the field on Chapman’s Peak after a conservative start and taken the race lead from Dominika Stelmach near the top of Constantia Nek, her place in Two Oceans history was secure. She went on to record her first victory in an impressive 3:39:31.In 2019, Gerda Steyn’s true potential as a world ultra-marathon great was properly unveiled for all to see at the 2019 ‘World’s Most Beautiful Marathon’.
It was bitter-sweet for Steyn’s 2021 – and likely 2024 – Olympic teammate, Van Zyl, who also dipped under Van der Merwe’s mark but had to be content with the runner-up medal. True to her promise, Steyn plans to be at the start next month on a quest for an unprecedented five wins in successive starts while, like fellow-Olympian Stephen Mokoka, using the Two Oceans as a vital part of her preparation for the Paris Olympics in August.
‘I’m so looking forward to catching up with the team in Cape Town and seeing the club continue to grow in the years to come, led by our wonderful club captain, Mdu Khumalo. And I look forward to running in the green and gold in the future.’
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