{"id":182578,"date":"2026-04-01T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=182578"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:44:28","slug":"gerda-steyn-funny-april-fools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/gerda-steyn-funny-april-fools\/","title":{"rendered":"April Fool\u2019s Fun: Gerda Steyn Teases Fans with a \u201cRunning-Free\u201d Autobiography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The ultra-marathon champion has a new \u201cbook\u201d coming, and fans are loving the cheeky preview.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>South Africa (01 April 2026) &#8211; <\/em>South African ultra-marathon star Gerda Steyn had fans doing a double-take this April Fool\u2019s when she announced her latest \u201cproject\u201d: a book titled Forget Running, An Autobiography.<\/p>\n<p>Gerda shared a playful sneak peek of her \u2018book,\u2019 with some hilarious tips only an ultra-runner could come up with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Running is overrated<\/li>\n<li>Train for 10km, race an ultra<\/li>\n<li>Better overtrained than undertrained<\/li>\n<li>How to run on empty<\/li>\n<li>Niggles are a sign of success<\/li>\n<li>Train insane or remain the same<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pre-orders for the book are \u201ccoming soon,\u201d but Steyn left a few empty pages, joking that her story is still very much in motion.<\/p>\n<p>Fans quickly took to the comments to join in on the fun.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cThank God for the comments because I was already sold.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Trust that you were not the only one.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cWhy does this sound like a 1 April\u2019s story?\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They were clearly catching on, but still not 100% sure.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cNever mind the date, we know this is fake because you still have loads of races to win in the future. You\u2019d have to update that book yearly!\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gerda\u2019s playful side has everyone smiling, while reminding runners and fans that the ultra-marathon champion isn\u2019t slowing down anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgerdarun%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0oiNYxu7oV7htV13nKjP5Be3qDfVXUG1zFXbzizTjjfCkWJJqvfZf6qNunBcbMYgsl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Gerda Steyn\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. 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