Gerda Steyn extended her absolute dominance of South African womens ultra-distance running, earning a record seventh successive victory, and debutant Arthur Jantjies stunned the elite mens field to secure his maiden win at the Totalsports Two Oceans ultra-marathon in Cape Town on Saturday.
Steyn was not really challenged in the womens 56km contest, opening a big gap and storming over the line in 3:27:43, less than a minute outside her own race record of 3:26:54 set in 2024.
Veteran Kenyan athlete Pamela Jepchumba, who won the City 2 City ultra-marathon and the Soweto Marathon in Gauteng last year, finished second on her Two Oceans debut in 3:33:31 after running so hard she was stretchered to the medical tent when she completed the race.
