Cape Town Marathon result: Kenyans dominate women’s podium

Kenya’s Lydia Simiyu won the women’s 2021 edition of the Cape Town Marathon in a wet Mother City on Sunday.

Simiyu, running in her first ever marathon, finished in 2:25:41.

Simiyu’s compatriot Lucy Karimi took second in 2:55.53 with Ethiopia’s A. Terefi in third in 2:26:09.

South Africa’s Gerda Steyn finished just off the podium in fourth in 2:26:22.

And it’s Kenya 1-2 as debutant Lydia Simiyu earns the biggest pay check of her career as she dropped Karimi with 1km, crossing the line in 2:25.41 with Karimi in second in 2:25.53. Teferi 3rd 2:26.09 and Steyn 4th 2.26.22. #SanlamCapeTownMarathon pic.twitter.com/wUhyyMYAGi

— Cape Town Marathon (@CTMarathon) October 17, 2021