First women’s Barkley finish
Completed all five loops in 59:58:21, becoming the first woman to finish within the 60-hour limit.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Jasmin Paris
First woman to finish the Barkley Marathons and 2019 Spine Race winner
Jasmin Paris is a British ultrarunner who became the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons and won the 268-mile Spine Race outright.
🇬🇧 United KingdomGorebridge, ScotlandGlossopdale HarriersW40–44
The record so far
Jasmin Paris is a British mountain ultrarunner based in Scotland. In March 2024, she became the first woman to complete all five loops of the Barkley Marathons, finishing in 59:58:21 — 99 seconds inside the 60-hour limit.
Paris had already established one of the landmark results in British ultrarunning by winning the 2019 Spine Race outright. She covered the 268-mile Pennine Way course in 83:12:23, finishing ahead of the full field.
Her broader record includes second overall at the 2015 Dragon’s Back Race, sixth woman at the 2016 UTMB, and leading finishes across British fell and mountain ultras.
Defining performances
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley MarathonsFive-loop mountain ultra | 59:58:21 | Finisher · 5th overall | View ↗ | |
| Cervino Matterhorn Ultra Race173 km mountain ultra | 38:12:40 | Finisher | View ↗ | |
| Spine Race268-mile winter ultra | 83:12:23 | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Montane Cheviot Goat55-mile winter ultra | 10:23:29 | 1st woman · 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| UTMB170 km mountain ultra | 28:34:35 | 6th woman | View ↗ | |
| Dragon’s Back RaceFive-stage mountain race | 41:45:34 | 2nd overall · 1st woman | View ↗ |
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