Jasmin Paris Wins 268-Mile Race By Over 15 Hours
- 5 years ago
Billed as “Britain’s most brutal” competition, the Spine Race is a 268-mile run along the Pennine Way from Edale (about 30 miles east of Manchester) to Kirk Yethelm, a remote Scottish village. The race covers 43,000 total feet of elevation gain, with the 2019 edition exposing its 126 participants to harsh winds and heavy downpours.
On January 16th, Jasmin Paris became not only the first female overall winner, but her time of 83 hours, 12 minutes, and 23 seconds set a new course record. She shattered the previous course record (95:17) by over 12 hours and the women’s record (109:54) by a full day.
Though the 35-year-old has an accomplished resume, including three separate U.K. 24-hour mountain running records and a sixth-place finish at the 2016 UTMB, Paris said the Spine Race was unlike anything she’d run before.
“It’s non-stop so you have the whole challenge of when do you sleep, and that becomes very tactical – and then you’re sleep deprived,” Paris wrote in a post-race blog. “The first night was the hardest for me mentally because I was away from my daughter, but as the race went on it got easier as I got used to being away from her. It was brilliant to be reunited at the finish.”
In the above video, featuring footage by race organizers and Paris’ sponsor INOV-8, Paris can be seen expressing her desire to be reunited with 14-month-old Rowan. Paris only stopped for roughly 7 hours over the three-and-a-half-day race, which she used to eat, sleep, and pump breast milk.
Next on Paris’ schedule is a return to her full-time job as a small animal veterinarian.
On January 16th, Jasmin Paris became not only the first female overall winner, but her time of 83 hours, 12 minutes, and 23 seconds set a new course record. She shattered the previous course record (95:17) by over 12 hours and the women’s record (109:54) by a full day.
Though the 35-year-old has an accomplished resume, including three separate U.K. 24-hour mountain running records and a sixth-place finish at the 2016 UTMB, Paris said the Spine Race was unlike anything she’d run before.
“It’s non-stop so you have the whole challenge of when do you sleep, and that becomes very tactical – and then you’re sleep deprived,” Paris wrote in a post-race blog. “The first night was the hardest for me mentally because I was away from my daughter, but as the race went on it got easier as I got used to being away from her. It was brilliant to be reunited at the finish.”
In the above video, featuring footage by race organizers and Paris’ sponsor INOV-8, Paris can be seen expressing her desire to be reunited with 14-month-old Rowan. Paris only stopped for roughly 7 hours over the three-and-a-half-day race, which she used to eat, sleep, and pump breast milk.
Next on Paris’ schedule is a return to her full-time job as a small animal veterinarian.