Gerda versus Frith: who would have won the ultimate Comrades clash?
It would have been close, Steyn averaged 3 min 56 sec a kilometre over the 87.701km track, compared with Van der Merwe’s 3:57
11 June 2023 - 20:16
Gerda Steyn ran herself into history on Sunday as she broke Frith van der Merwe’s 34-year-old Comrades Marathon Down Run best time...
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