Two Oceans Marathon record-breaker Gerda Steyn downs a beer at Forries – PHOTO
South African ultra-marathon queen Gerda Steyn entered the record books with a fourth consecutive Two Oceans Marathon victory on Saturday. RESULT | Two Oceans Marathon: Zimbabwe’s Givemore Mudzinganyama takes victory – WATCH Steyn smashed her own course record over the 56km route, stopping the clock on the University of Cape Town’s rugby fields in a time of 3:29:06. Ethiopia’s Amelework Bosho finished a […]
South African ultra-marathon queen Gerda Steyn entered the record books with a fourth consecutive Two Oceans Marathon victory on Saturday.
RESULT | Two Oceans Marathon: Zimbabwe’s Givemore Mudzinganyama takes victory – WATCH
Steyn smashed her own course record over the 56km route, stopping the clock on the University of Cape Town’s rugby fields in a time of 3:29:06.
Ethiopia’s Amelework Bosho finished a distant second in 3:41:29 while South Africa’s Carla Molinaro in third place, a further nine seconds behind.
Steyn now has her sights set on winning the Comrades ‘down’ run on 11 June.
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Post-race, as has now become custom, Steyn headed for Foresters Arms – or ‘Forries’ as the popular Newlands watering hole is better known.
Proving she’s a good sport both on the road and off it, Steyn graciously accepted the challenge of a beer down-down – in impressive style!
Steyn did the same last year – as reported by The South African website.
FLASHBACK | Two Oceans Marathon record-breaker Gerda Steyn downs a beer – WATCH
There was also a lot of ‘fangirling’ going on at Forries: