ATHLETICS NEWS - South Africa's Gerda Steyn won the 2019 Comrades Marathon on Sunday, smashing the up run record in the process.
Steyn stopped the clock in 5:58:53, over 10 minutes faster than than the 6:09:23 of Iena Nurgalieva in 2004.
Alexandra Morozova from Russia finished second in a time of 6:17:40 and Ireland's Caitriona Jennings third in 6:24:12.
South Africa's Edward Mothibi, meanwhille, won the men's race in just his second attempt at the ultra distance race.
Mothibi, who finished in fourth place in 2018, came home in 5:31:33 ahead of last year's winner Bongmusa Mthembu.
100 kilometer world record holder Nao Kazami finished in third place in his first ever Comrades.
