Gerda Steyn sets new up run course record on way to third straight Comrades title

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Gerda Steyn set a new up run course record as she picked up her third consecutive Comrades Ultramarathon victory on Sunday.

Steyn led the 85.9km up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg nearly from the start as she crossed the finish line in a time of 5.49.43, finishing in the top 25 overall.

With her third title, Steyn becomes the fifth woman to achieve the feat.

Alexandra Morozova from Russia finished second in 6:05:12 and Courtney Olsen of the United States in third.

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Top 10 women:

1. Gerda Steyn (South Africa)
2. Alexandra Morozova (Russia)
3. Courtney Olsen (USA)
4. Carla Molinaro (South Africa)
5. Nobukhosi Tshuma (Zimbabwe)
6. Antonina Iushina (Russia)
7. Caitriona Jennings (Ireland)
8. Jenet Mbhele (South Africa)
9. Dominiak Stelmach (Poland)
10. Yulia Rhyzankova (Russia)