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Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

Jasmin Paris: A gruelling 60 hours with no sleep: The first woman to complete the Barkley ultramarathon

Aug 14, 2024
24:43

Welcome back to this Big Fish mini series! I'm so nearly half way through. Today I’m joined by Jasmin Paris, an ultra-runner who made history after becoming the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons - one of the hardest ultramarathons in the world. Only 20 people have ever made it to the end of the race within the allotted 60 hours. In this episode we discuss how she physically and mentally completed this gruelling race with only a couple of minutes sleep.

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