ROAD RUNNING stands for something Running Club . But it ’ s actually Run-Rumbler-Coffee . They ’ re all good runners who run silver medals at Two Oceans , and they ’ re really serious about having a good time as well . Normally I can ’ t even try to keep up with them , because I ’ m such a lightweight , but I promised them , after Sunday , that we would have a proper celebration , so it was Rumblers all round !
MA : You recently signed up with adidas and you ’ re racing in the same shoe that Peres JepChirchir wore when she won the women ’ s Olympic Marathon last year , and which has set records all over the world . How are you finding the shoes ?
GS : Yes , I ’ m running in the adidas adizero adios Pro 2 , and they are so good ! I ’ ve put them to the test on flat surfaces and hills , and they have been brilliant . I started training in them in January , first with easy runs , then on track runs , long runs and tempo runs . I also used the adios 6 , Solar Boost and Solar Glide models , to incorporate all the different types of shoes – even the trail shoes , as I do a bit of running on grass as well – and I have
Determination as Gerda takes the lead on the final climb to UCT and powers away
Gerda and Irvette said afterwards that they helped each other break the record
“ I ’ ve experienced dark patches before , but usually much closer to the finish , and this was probably my darkest patch ever in my running career .”
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