Here is all you need to know about British runner Jasmin Paris as she completes the Barkley Marathons including her age, career, bio and husband
Jasmin Paris, an ultrarunner from Britain, is the first female finisher of the infamous Barkley Marathons in Tennessee.
With a record-breaking five runners complete this year’s event and women’s history being established by Jasmin Paris (U.K.), the 2024 Barkley Marathons have come to an end outside of Wartburg, Tennessee. With 99 seconds remaining past the 60-hour deadline, Paris finished in 59 hours, 58 minutes, and 21 seconds.
Who is runner Jasmin Paris first female finisher of the Barkley Marathons, bio, age, parents, husband and Instagram
She did it!!! Jasmin Paris, never in doubt!
I cannot believe how fortunate I feel to have witnessed one of the greatest days in ultra running history firsthand today.
Congrats to the guys too I guess, Ihor Verys, John Kelly, Jared Campbell, and Greig Hamilton. 😆#bm100 pic.twitter.com/1zcgDaU7z5
— Gary Robbins (@gary_robbins) March 23, 2024
This year’s race consists of five gruelling 20-mile rounds around the Frozen Head State Park, and the 40-year-old was one of the five runners to finish.
Who is Jasmin Paris?
Jasmin Karina Paris, a veterinarian and a research scientist, is a British runner who was born in November 1983. She is the first woman to have finished the Barkley Marathons, a national fell running champion, and the record holder for both the Bob Graham Round and the Ramsay Round.
A look at Jasmin Paris’ career so far
Paris participated in the University of Liverpool’s Open Air Club, which promoted outdoor activities. She did some hiking and fell walking, but she didn’t start running until she graduated from college in 2008 and was employed in Glossop, close to her hometown of Hadfield in Derbyshire.
She returned to the UK, relocated to Edinburgh in 2010, and started to take running more seriously after taking a year-long hiatus in Minnesota.
Although she is best known in Great Britain as a fell runner, the 40-year-old gained recognition as a sky runner on the international scene in 2016 after winning the Skyrunner World Series (Sky Extreme) and taking home the bronze in the Skyrunning World Championships (Sky Ultra).
In 2019, Paris gained notoriety when they triumphed in the Montane Spine Race over Northern England’s Pennine Way, smashing the mixed-sex competition’s course record by twelve hours. Her victory in the 2019 Spine Race garnered her a great deal of media coverage.
She added her name to the list of 20 participants who have finished the race since it was expanded to 100 miles in 1989, making additional history in the United States on Friday.
Who are Jasmin Paris’ parents?
Jasmin Paris was born to mathematicians Jeff Paris and Alena Vencovska.
Who is Jasmin Paris married to?
Jasmin Paris is married to runner Konrad Rawlik. The two welcomed two children together.