Yesterday, the Swede won the first stage of the four-day competition on the island in the Atlantic where the runners, without a map and compass, get through in rugged tough terrain with huge climbs.
Yesterday, Alexandersson was almost seven minutes ahead of the Swiss Maude Mathys in just over two hours of cross-country running.
Today, Alexandersson was two minutes behind Mathys but leads by a total of almost five minutes halfway into the competition.
- I won the second stage.
The weather is the same all the time, the mud and wind are here all the time but we are happy to be here, Mathys writes on his Instagram.
The competition is conducted under strict health protocols. Among other things, participants must save blood urine and saliva samples from 30 days before the competition to 15 days after.