WOMEN
PHANTANE GERDA STEYN
DOB : |
3 March 1990 |
Club : |
Phantane |
PB ’ s |
5km |
15:45 |
10km |
32:24 |
Half Marathon |
70:55 |
Marathon |
2:24.03 |
50km |
3:10.19 |
Two Oceans Results
Ultra Marathon 1st 2023 ( 3:29.04 ) 1st 2022 ( 3:29.42 ) 1st 2019 ( 3:31.25 ) 1st 2018 ( 3:39.32 )
Other Notable and Recent Results
Comrades Marathon 1st 2023 ( 5:44.54 ) ( CR – Down Run ) 1st 2019 ( 5:58.53 ( CR – Up Run ) 2nd 2018 ( 6:15.34 )
2024 : 3rd Dubai 10k ( 33:27 ) 1st Vaal Marathon ( 2:43.30 ) 1st Om Die Dam ( 3:16.16 – CR )
2023 1st Dubai 5k ( 16:48 ) 1st Dubai 10k ( 33:44 ) 10th Hollywoodbets Durban 10k ( 34:00 ) 11th Valencia Marathon ( 2:24.03 – NR ) 1st Comrades Marathon ( 5:44.54 – CR ) 1st Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon ( 3:29.04 – CR )
2022 1st Red Car 5k ( 16:27 ) 10th Manchester Great Run 10k ( 33:42 ) 10th SPAR GP Durban ( 33:32 ) 10th Absa Run Your City Durban 10k ( 33:53 ) 1st Middlesborough 10k ( 33:40 ) 1st Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon ( 3:29.42 ) 12th New York Marathon ( 2:30.22 ) 1st Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon ( 3:29.45 )
2021 3rd SPAR GP Durban ( 33:07 ) 2nd NMB ½ Marathon ( 72:14 ) 8th Sienna Marathon ( 2:25.28 ) 15th Olympic Marathon ( 2:32.10 ) 4th Sanlam Cape Town Marathon
2020 1st Cheshire 5k ( 15:45 – PB ) 1st Dubai 10k ( 32:24 – PB ) 13th RAK ½ Marathon ( 70:55 – PB ) 7th London Marathon ( 2:26.51 )
2019 1st Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon ( 3:31.25 ) 1st Comrades Marathon ( 5:58.53 ) 1st Dubai 10k ( 34:05 ) 1st Middlesborough 10k ( 33:05 ) 11th NY Marathon ( 2:27.48 )
2018 1st Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon ( 3:39.32 ) 2nd Comrades Marathon 6:15.34 ) 13th NY Marathon ( 2:31.04 )
Gerda Steyn has had nothing but an incredible run of form since 2018 when she won her first of four Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Titles . Gerda became the first lady to win back to back titles four times in succession . ( Monica Drogemuller and Elena Nurgalieve have each won on four occasions , but never in succession ).
Gerda has broken the course record twice , the first being in 2022 when she ran 3:29.42 to take 54 seconds off the record that had been set by Frith van der Merwe in 1989 . In 2023 she took 38 seconds off her own record when she ran 3:29.04 .
Gerda also has run three of the top five fastest marathons on the South African All Time List with her 2:24.03 ( NR – 2023 ), 2:25.28 ( former NR – 2021 ) and 2:26.24 ( 2012 ) which is the fastest marathon time on SA Soil by a woman . She also boasts the Comrades Up and Down best times of 5:58.53 ( 2019 ) and 5:44.54 ( 2023 ) respectively .
Gerda has to line up as favourite to defend her title on 13 April and should she do so , she would make it a record breaking fifth title and fifth in succession .
TOTALSPORTS TWO OCEANS MARATHON MEDIA PACK 2024 Athlete Profiles by : Manfred Seidler
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