Go ‘Small European Woman’ - the whole world is cheering for
@JasminKParis
to go out there and become the first female ever to beat the
#BarkleyMarathons
- legend 💪🏻🏃🏼♀️🦸🏼♀️!….
#BM100
(📷 Jacob Zocherman)
🙌 Jasmin Paris' achievement yesterday at one of ultrarunning's most secretive races has today taken the sport mainstream.
#bm100
📸 It's the most read story on the BBC website, is making headlines globally - and inspiring thousands.
She's already made history again this week.
#BM100
But can Jasmin Paris become the first woman to finish the
#BarkleyMarathons
in the next 24 hours?
Show your support here by RT'ing the hashtag ➡️
#smalleuropeanwoman
🙏
"I did it for me and I’m super happy that I achieved what I set out to do after the three years of trying."
“But I’m glad that I kind of did it for women worldwide as well – not just runners."
Jasmin Paris chatting to the BBC earlier.
#BM100
“My daughters were there watching. Thank you Jasmin, for showing them what I never fully could.”
🥲 ICYMI earlier, this is wonderful.
@RndmForestRunnr
on
@JasminKParis
'
#BM100
achievement.
"Jasmin Paris achieved the impossible. And to achieve the impossible you have to do the impossible."
Laz Lake with his brilliant 2024
#BarkleyMarathons
recap.
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We should NEVER take this for granted but
@RndmForestRunnr
is next home at
#BM100
.
Complete class as he moves onto a record-equalling (for now) three
#BarkleyMarathons
finishes ➡️
🙌 We now know that the legend that is Jasmin Paris is back at the
#BarkleyMarathons
.
🏃♀️ The next question is can she become the first woman to finish 'The Race That Eats Its Young'?
#BM100
"Everything was screaming for oxygen... and then I guess I thought I’ll either pass out or I’ll finish."
@JasminKParis
on that dramatic
#BarkleyMarathons
finale.
(with thanks to the Singletrack podcast and the BBC)
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What a final day is in store at the
#BarkleyMarathons
!
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Ihor Verys and John Kelly lead the way. Closely followed by Damian Hall and Greig Hamilton.
Then come Jared Campbell and Jasmin Paris.
Epic.
"Whatever adventure you have, believe in yourself and be willing to take some risks.
“I had to come back [to the Barkley Marathons] three times – I believed that it was possible."
Inspiring words as well as deeds from
@JasminKParis
.
#BM100
👋 Morning if you're just joining us from North America.
7️⃣ This should bring you right up to date with our 'Magnificent Seven' at the
#BarkleyMarathons
...
Loop four wrap-up ➡️
Can
#smalleuropeanwoman
make BM100 history? ➡️
🚬 We're 20 minutes in to the 2024
#BarkleyMarathons
!
#BM100
And we'll do our very best over the next 60 hours to keep you up to date with who's running and how things are going via this page.
"Her story is one the world needs to hear and learn from. What she did at Barkley is something that will positively impact the world for centuries."
Jared Campbell's moving tribute to Jasmin Paris.
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An incredible
#BM100
is over for another year.
Always a delicate balance between respecting everything about the event - and the park - while trying to showcase the magic to others.
But, as ever, there would be nothing at all to convey without the legend that is
@keithdunn
🙏
Nearly midnight in the UK and what a day / week it's been at
#BM100
.
This pic sums it all up - and absolutely not just about
@JasminKParis
. An incredible
#BarkleyMarathons
- is there a more captivating race out there?
🙌 From one superstar to another.
Courtney Dauwalter thankful to Jasmin Paris "for just blowing the roof off the thing and showing us what’s possible.”
#BM100
It's boiling up nicely at the
#BarkleyMarathons
!
We now have three runners with a gap at the front while Jasmin Paris has made two bits of
#BM100
history and Jared Campbell is closing in on a fourth finish.
🙌 What an incredible performance from Ihor Verys, first to finish at the
#BarkleyMarathons
.
🤞 How many more will follow him in the next hour and a bit?
#BM100
🐚 After the 'false alarm' drama earlier the conch has now been blown!
🚬 The 2024
#BarkleyMarathons
will start at 05:17 local time (09:17 UK, 1017 CET).
#BM100
🙌 It's been a magical week at the
#BarkleyMarathons
.
#BM100
🫡 But this guy is doing something incredibly special too and closing in on the finish line.
😣 Damian Hall frustrated that "one big mistake" cost him at the
#BarkleyMarathons
.
👏 But says Jasmin Paris making history "wiped away most of my personal disappointment".
#BM100
"I think what Jared did was enough to give me that kind of shove I needed."
#BM100
Jasmin Paris on the "most wonderful" moment at
#BarkleyMarathons
.
(With thanks to a fantastic
@runfreetrail
podcast interview)
☕ We know the 'other' Brit in the
#BM100
's 'Magnificent Seven' likes a cup of tea.
But here's why a finish at the
#BarkleyMarathons
will mean so much.
✨ "Whatever superlative you... apply to her performance, it was better than that. But that applies to 4 other athletes as well.”
Laz Lake on an incredible 2024
#BarkleyMarathons
.
#BM100
He's done it! The amazing Paul Tierney has broken the Wainwrights record by 7 hours! He was greeted at the finish by Joss Naylor and a pint! Congratulations, Paul! Read all about his epic challenge >>>
@inov_8
#Wainwrights214
Really feeling like we’ve witnessed something incredible here tonight as
@JasminKParis
wins the
#SpineRace
outright, smashing both course records and smiling! A historic day for women’s running. And running!
⏰ ICYMI earlier, state of play early on loop three at
#BarkleyMarathons
:
🙌 History-seeking Jasmin Paris leads a front group of four that also features Damian Hall, John Kelly and Ihor Verys.
🤞 Top eight were all inside 20 hours after two loops.
#BM100
“The body achieves what the mind believes.”
#BM100
Ihor Verys on making
#BarkleyMarathons
history last week - less than three years on from his very first ultra!
The incredible Paul Tierney is closing in on the Wainwrights record after 5 days of relentless hard work. Around 40 left to do and he needs to finish by tomorrow evening. If anybody can do it, he can! Keep going Paul!
#Wainwrights214
@inov_8
✅ Nine hours of hill reps - in the snow.
✅ Weekly speed session.
✅ Gym work on the stair climber.
✅ And much, much more.
How Jasmin Paris trained for the
#BarkleyMarathons
#BM100
.
🌄 It's sunrise in a few minutes on day one of the 2024
#BarkleyMarathons
.
#BM100
☀️ And the forecast for the next couple of days at Frozen Head State Park is looking very much in favour of the runners.
You'll all have seen Keith's update about Ihor heading down Rat Jaw on his last
#BM100
loop.
And Harvey Lewis has posted on Instagram: “It’s only 60 hours, not 107” he says to me with a coherent smile," referencing their epic duel at Big's Backyard Ultra.
🚬 Exactly a year ago - at 09:54 local time on 14 March - an epic 2023
#BarkleyMarathons
got under way when Laz lit the cigarette.
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Check out all the build-up to the 2024 version here ➡️
This Friday Paul Tierney will set off on his attempt to break the Wainwrights record. 214 summits, 318 miles, 36000m in less than 6 days, 13 hrs. Find out more about this incredible challenge. Good luck Paul! (Image inov-8)
@inov_8
@paulmissinglink
We can't really put it into words yet but we try to sum up a few of the things that made
@JasminKParis
's win and record at the
#SpineRace
just so remarkable. We feel so lucky to have witnessed her historic finish.
@inov_8
“Greig is modest and prefers to fly under the radar."
#BarkleyMarathons
finisher number 19 may be staying out of the spotlight but he's rightly getting the plaudits.
#BM100
The Spine Race winner will be crowned today. Could we see Jasmin Paris win outright? Will she beat both the women's and men's records? Watching a dot has never been more exciting!
#SpineRace
@MONTANEuk
@inov_8
😱 It's an event like no other and always delivers, we're already looking forward to 2024 - how tough will that course be?!
🙏 And massive thanks to
@keithdunn
for the incredible coverage once again.
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👏 Jack Scott and Claire Bannwarth on course for the wins at
@TheSpineRace
.
🥶 But incredible efforts too from every single other runner out there in temperatures now way below freezing.
🎥 Karel Sabbe's brilliant new free-to-view
#BarkleyMarathons
documentary isn't just about pushing past limits at
#BM100
.
🙌 It's also about camaraderie, friendship and much more.
Paul Tierney is so very nearly there! Just 12 summits separate him from a big lie-down and an utterly mind-blowing achievement. No work will get done today as a nation dot watches. Come on Paul!
#wainwrights214
"For now my plan is to travel up the route with the support team to help out where I can."
👏 As he comes to terms with his unfortunate exit from
@TheSpineRace
, John Kelly underlines the Spine family spirit.
"I feel it’s a cliche when I say it but my mantra is 'choosing to suffer is a privilege'.
Co-founder of ‘Move Against Cancer’ and former triathlon star
@lucygoss
on her
@TheSpineRace
debut.
An incredible final day at
#BM100
saw a record-equalling three finishers.
But there were near misses after heroic displays for Brits Damian Hall and Jasmin Paris.
Four becomes three as Damian Hall exits the Barkley Marathons on the final loop after a stunning effort on his debut.
#BM100
Keep track as the drama unfolds with our rolling race coverage...
'We may not be finishing in the same times as the men but that doesn't mean there aren't epic battles going on'
@SophieAmyGrant
tells us why she wants to race more women.
Here’s the last place finisher in this year’s
#CCC
, though he’ll be greeted almost as enthusiastically as the winner. It’s that kind of race. Chapeau monsieur!
#UTMB
@TvEndurance
I haven’t been able to get my
@COROSGlobal
6 day activity to upload to the app, and I can’t manually enter it on
@Strava
cause it only goes to 99 hours 🙈!
"I was losing any control I had of my organs."
🙌
@runcamille
rightly earns more praise for honest account of what it actually takes to achieve record-breaking feats.