No woman had ever finished the Barkley Marathons — until Jasmin Paris did with 99 seconds to spare

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Jasmin Paris replenishes during the 2024 Barkley Marathons.

Jasmin Paris, the first woman ever to complete the Barkley Marathons, had to catch her breath before she took in the moment.

"The fact that I, you know, did it as the first woman and proved a lot of people wrong — I think they thought a woman could never finish. Yeah, that was really satisfying. I got great pleasure from that." Paris is the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons, clocking in at 59:58:21. According to Paris, the Barkley Marathons demand a participant's full attention throughout the 60 hours.

 

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