British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris became the first woman ever to finish the Barkley Marathons 100-mile race on Friday.
British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris became the first woman ever to finish the Barkley Marathons 100-mile race on Friday, completing one of the most challenging ultramarathons in the world with 99 seconds to spare in the 60-hour cut-off. Paris was one of five ultrarunners to complete the annual race held in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee, which has seen no finishers in more than half the races in its nearly four-decade history.
The Barkley Marathons, created by Gary Cantrell and Karl Henn in 1986, was inspired by the escape of James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King, who ran about 12 miles in 54.5 hours from a nearby prison in 1977. The ultramarathon was extended from 55 to 100 miles in 1989. Its current course consists of five loops of 20 miles each around the park with a climb and descent of 54,200 feet. There are no aid stations in the course, except water at two places.
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