![]() Sidetracked magazine caught up with Jasmin shortly after she returned home to Scotland. She was the last woman standing, completing her Fun Run with just 10 minutes to spare before the cutoff, but unfortunately already outside of the cutoff start time for a fourth lap so had to hear the bugler play. This year, British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris took on her first attempt at the Barkley Marathons, and recorded an impressive debut with a Fun Run finish, meaning that the inov-8 athlete completed three full laps – a distance of approximately 60 miles inside 40 hours. ![]() The race frequently closes the course each year with the announcement that ‘once again, the Barkley won’, meaning that no runner managed to complete five laps. Consisting of five laps that are loosely considered marathons in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee, the course involves gruelling forest navigation and temperamental March weather. ![]() The Barkley Marathons has become one of the most infamous ultra-races in the world, largely thanks to its charismatic race director, who featured in the 2014 Netflix documentary The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young. ![]() Written by Jenny Tough // Photography by Howie Stern Once again no runners complete the infamous Barkley Marathons, but inov-8 athlete Jasmin Paris becomes the first woman to complete the Fun Run in nine years. ![]()
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