Tove Alexandersson and Elhousine Elazzaoui won the Zegama Marathon on Sunday! Read our results article for the full race story and to access all our post- and pre-race interviews with top athletes.

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Tove Alexandersson, 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon Champion, Interview

A video interview with Tove Alexandersson after her win at the 2026 Zegama Marathon.
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Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson not only won the 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon, but she did so in course record time. In the following interview, Tove talks about how the race played out, how there are no free miles at Zegama, and how she experienced a full-body shutdown at the finish line.

For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon results article.

[Editor’s Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to access it.]

Tove Alexandersson Post-2026 Zegama Marathon Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Meghan Hicks is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar. She’s been running since she was 13 years old, and writing and editing about the sport for more than 15 years. She served as iRunFar’s Managing Editor from 2013 through mid-2023, when she stepped into the role of Editor-in-Chief. Aside from iRunFar, Meghan is the Board President of the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run, has worked in communications and education in several of America’s national parks, was a contributing editor for Trail Runner magazine, and served as a columnist at Marathon & Beyond. She’s the co-author of Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running with Bryon Powell. She won the 2013 Marathon des Sables, finished on the podium of the Hardrock 100 Mile in 2021, and has previously set fastest known times on the Nolan’s 14 mountain running route in 2016 and 2020. Based part-time in Moab, Utah and Silverton, Colorado, Meghan also enjoys reading, biking, backpacking, and watching sunsets.