Top South African XTERRA Warrior Carla Van Huyssteen claimed victory in the Women’s category of the Totalsports XTERRA Buffelspoort in South Africa.
Van Huyssteen clocked a time of 2:58:02, with Bermuda Olympian Flora Duffy finishing second clocking a time of 3:05:56.
“I was so nervous coming into this event,” said Van Huyssteen. “I actually felt nauseous and couldn’t help but laugh at myself. When I got to the swim discipline I told myself to relax. XTERRA is so much fun, no matter what happens whether I place first or last, I was just going to have fun. The altitude was definitely in my favor. In Pietermaritsburg I’ve been focusing on power building through hill training. I really wanted to be the first South African girl across the finish line today. I saw that Duffy was suffering on the bike, so I decided to push really hard even if I ended up breaking myself. It really is special winning in South Africa. The support is extra special,” said Van Huyssteen, Nicolette Griffioen finished third clocking a time of 3:08:31.
Totalsports XTERRA Buffelspoort Top 10 Female Finishers
02:58:02 Carla Van Huyssteen
03:05:56 Flora Duffy
03:08:31 Nicolette Griffioen
03:15:06 Sylvia Van Tromp
03:21:10 Adrienne Moolman
03:31:25 Nicci Grobler
03:34:09 Carolyn Smith
03:36:44 Karyn Southgate
03:39:34 Johandri Leicester
03:40:55 Herme Visser
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