The ultra-marathon champion has a new “book” coming, and fans are loving the cheeky preview.
South Africa (01 April 2026) – South African ultra-marathon star Gerda Steyn had fans doing a double-take this April Fool’s when she announced her latest “project”: a book titled Forget Running, An Autobiography.
Gerda shared a playful sneak peek of her ‘book,’ with some hilarious tips only an ultra-runner could come up with:
- Running is overrated
- Train for 10km, race an ultra
- Better overtrained than undertrained
- How to run on empty
- Niggles are a sign of success
- Train insane or remain the same
Pre-orders for the book are “coming soon,” but Steyn left a few empty pages, joking that her story is still very much in motion.
Fans quickly took to the comments to join in on the fun.
“Thank God for the comments because I was already sold.”
Trust that you were not the only one.
“Why does this sound like a 1 April’s story?”
They were clearly catching on, but still not 100% sure.
“Never mind the date, we know this is fake because you still have loads of races to win in the future. You’d have to update that book yearly!”
Gerda’s playful side has everyone smiling, while reminding runners and fans that the ultra-marathon champion isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
Safe to say, she almost had us there. So maybe keep your guard up for the rest of the day, because if Gerda can pull this off, anything is possible this April Fool’s
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