Fastest time to complete the Comrades Ultra Marathon by a woman
- Who
- Gerda Steyn
- What
- 5:44:54 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- South Africa
- When
- 11 June 2023
The fastest time to complete the Comrades Ultra Marathon (female) is 5 hours 44 minutes 54 seconds, achieved by Gerda Steyn (South Africa) on the “Down” course between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, South Africa, on 11 June 2023.
The world’s oldest and largest race of its kind, the Comrades Ultra Marathon is run on a hilly course and alternates direction each year between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, creating “Up” and “Down” races. The “Down” course in 2023 measured 87.701 kilometres (54.494 miles). Gerda Steyn broke Frith van der Merwe’s 34-year-old women’s record for the race by almost 10 minutes.