Marathon runner Gerda Steyn during the 2019 Spar Women's Challenge 10km race in Joburg. Picture: Reg Caldecott/Gallo Images
The reigning Comrades and Two Oceans ultra-marathon champion again proved her immense potential over the standard 42.2km distance, taking ninth place in 2:25:28. Further back in the field, Irvette van Zyl also shattered her personal best, dipping under the 2:30:00 barrier for the first time by taking 13th position in 2:28:40.Van Zyl also ducked under the Olympic qualifying standard of 2:29:30, joining Steyn in the SA squad for this year’s Tokyo Games.
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