2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon Results: Tove Alexandersson Nabs Record, Elhousine Elazzaoui Repeats

"Sweden's Tove Alexandersson ( pre-race and post-race interviews) won the 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon and smashed the women's course record with a time of 4:08:09, while Morocco's Elhousine Elazzaoui ( pre-race interview) edged Italy's Daniel Pattis ( pre-race interview)to repeat as men's winner in 3:45:07."

"Alexandersson led all of the women's race, and even with difficult conditions, broke Nienke Brinkman's 4:16:43 course record, which had stood since 2022. Alexandersson finished over eight minutes better than history, and she was almost 16 minutes better than second-place Malen Osa from Spain. In a performance reminiscent of her fall 2025 Trail World Championships Short Trail win, Alexandersson truly looks to be racing at a level better than everyone else."

"In the men's race, Switzerland's Rémi Bonnet ( pre-race interview) blitzed the early climbs and went way up on course record pace, set by Kilian Jornet in 2022 at 3:36:40. Elazzaoui and Pattis chased him down near the halfway point, and Elazzaoui got away from Pattis on the final downhill to win by 20 seconds."

"The race was run on an historic loop that started and finished in the village of Zegama in northeastern Spain. The course climbed four of the highest peaks in the area - Aratz, Aizkorri, Aitxuri, and Andraitz - and then descended back to Zegama. The mountain course has 2,736 meters (8,976 feet) of climbing over 42 kilometers (26.2 miles)."

Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson won the 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon and set a women’s course record of 4:08:09. Morocco’s Elhousine Elazzaoui repeated as men’s winner, finishing in 3:45:07 and edging Italy’s Daniel Pattis by 20 seconds. The race took place on Sunday, May 17, starting at 9 a.m. local time, with muddy trails from rain and snow in the days before the event. Dry conditions arrived on race day, and thousands of spectators lined the course. The event marked the 25th edition and the first race of the Golden Trail World Series, with a 3,000 Euro cash prize paid to the top 10 finishers. The course featured 2,736 meters of climbing over 42 kilometers, climbing peaks including Aratz, Aizkorri, Aitxuri, and Andraitz before descending back to Zegama.

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