ULTRAMARATHON: Records tumble as Kusche stuns field and Steyn claims historic fifth Comrades title

ULTRAMARATHON Records tumble as Kusche stuns field and Steyn claims historic fifth Comrades title South African athletes triumphed in the Comrades as George Kusche won the ‘up run’ in record time, while Gerda Steyn secured a historic fifth title, breaking her own record, again. By Annemieke Thomaidis 14 Jun 2026 Gerda Steyn celebrates winning her fifth Comrades title at Pietermaritzburg’s Scottsville Racecourse on 14 June, 2026. (Photo: Gerhard Duraan / Gallo Images) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper For the first time in 18 years, the men’s Comrades Marathon “up run” record has fallen, and it was South Africa’s very own George Kusche who obliterated it in the race’s 99th edition on 14 June.After biding his time for much of the race, Kusche produced a tactical masterclass…

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