FILE. Gerda Steyn, the women’s race favourite for the Comrades Marathon, is finalising her training alongside fellow champions and sharing her experiences as she prepares for the up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Picture: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers
Image: Armand Hough/Independent Newspapers
As Gerda Steyn continues her final stages of training for the Comrades Marathon on June 14, the women’s race favourite has also been rubbing shoulders with other royalty in the ultra marathon.
Steyn posted a video on Facebook alongside a group of other fast men’s runners, including fellow Comrades champions Tete Dijana (2022, 2023, 2025) and Edward Mothibi (2019).
Pictured along a sand road, the 40-second clip showed the runners going through their paces, starting out slowly before working up to full race speed.
The video ends with a few photos, including Steyn sharing a lighter moment with her peers.
“Running with Champions,” read the caption.
“And the best part is: You’d never know it! It’s just like running with a group of friends who all share the love for running.”
“Everyone looking strong and ready for the big C!!!”
With this year’s up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, Steyn will have already completed her hard training for the event, in which she is the heavy favourite to win the women’s title.
Steyn recently returned from France last week and completed her first run back in Tshwane on Thursday.
Putting her Alpine training behind her, Steyn has been sharing her experiences on her return to Dullstroom.
Steyn will be bidding for her fifth Comrades Marathon title when she lines up at Durban City Hall in 11 days’ time.
Not long after Steyn won this year’s Two Oceans Marathon, it was off to France to begin the short training block between the two races.