STEYN Gerda

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
7	Marathon	2019/2020	London, GBR	2:26:51
11	Marathon	2019/2020	New York, NY, USA	2:27:48
13	Marathon	2018/2019	New York, NY, USA	2:31:04

Elite Platinum Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
9	Marathon	2021	Ampugnano, ITA	2:25:28

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

The Smiling Assassin (curiouscat99.wordpress.com, 05 Jul 2019)

Athlete

Construction Management, Surveying - University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, RSA

Husband Duncan

English

Nedbank Running Club [Pretoria, RSA]

Nick Bester [club], RSA

She began competing in cross-country running while studying at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. She joined her first athletics club in 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and began taking the sport more seriously in 2018. (curiouscat99.wordpress.com, 05 Jul 2019)

She decided to join a club in order to meet people and make friends after she moved from South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. Growing up, she was inspired watching the Comrades Marathon, a South African ultramarathon, on TV. "It wasn't as much the winners who inspired me the most, but rather the size of the field. I was convinced if all those thousands of South Africans could do it, I could too." (businessinsider.co.za, 12 Jun 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (newframe.com, 09 Aug 2019)

She runs for one to two hours in the morning before going to the gym, cycling or swimming in the afternoon. "I am a big believer in cross training - running takes a lot out of your body and therefore I mix my training up with cycling and other exercises. I find that it not only keeps me less prone to injury, but also makes my training more exciting." (businessinsider.co.za, 12 Jun 2019; curiouscat99.wordpress.com, 05 Jul 2019)

South African marathon runner Caroline Wostmann. "We both started running late and I just thought, 'If she can do it, I can too'. This made me realise that I had potential as an athlete." (mg.co.za, 21 Feb 2020)

"It is a matter of digging deep and stepping out of my comfort zone, with no regrets after crossing the finish line." (curiouscat99.wordpress.com, 05 Jul 2019)