Jasmin Paris | Barkley Marathons Finisher

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

Running, Sports

4.8 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Jasmin Paris is a veterinarian, mom, and ultrarunner from Edinburgh, Scotland. Last week she became the 20th person and first woman ever to finish the Barkley Marathons, a legendary endurance challenge in Frozenhead State Park in Wartburg, Tennessee. Finishing in a time of 59:58:21, Jasmin barely completed the course under the 60hrs cutoff, inspiring thousands of people around the world. We go deep on the Barkley performance in this podcast.

Topics discussed:

Introduction and Personal Background

Career as a Veterinarian and Academic Background
Love for Learning and Academic Approach to Athletics
Intuition and Confidence in Finishing the Barkley Marathons
The Importance of Uncertainty in the Barkley Marathons
Dealing with Uncertainty and Challenges
Intellectual and Mathematical Approach to the Barkley Marathons
The Slim Margin of Finishing the Barkley Marathons
The Difficulty of the Barkley Marathons
Jared Campbell's Act of Sportsmanship
Encounters with Fellow Finishers
The Final Moments of the Race
Reflections on the Achievement
Dealing with Attention and Inspiring Others
Memorable Moments with Other Finishers
Acknowledging Damien and Family Support
Admiration for Those Who Keep Trying

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, fam, welcome to the free trail podcast. Of course, I'm your loving host, Dylan Bowman, here today with Jasmine Paris,
0:21.5	the veterinarian mom and ultra runner who last week became the 20th person and the first woman
0:27.6	to ever finish the Barclay Marathons, the legendary endurance challenge in Frozenhead State Park
0:34.2	in Wartburg, Tennessee, finishing in a time of 59 hours, 58 minutes, and 21 seconds.
0:41.0	Jasmine barely completed the course under the 60-hour cutoff, inspiring thousands of people around
0:47.6	the world. Myself included truly one of the most incredible sporting achievements that I can
0:53.2	remember.
0:58.7	Like thousands of you, I was furiously updating Keith Dunn's Twitter account as the minutes ticked away at the Barclay and nearly lost my mind when the update came through that
1:03.8	Jasmine had indeed finished, touched the yellow gate with all of her pages in hand.
1:10.8	I'm truly honored to have a chance to speak
1:12.8	with Jasmine and deeply appreciate her willingness to come on the show. Of course, the free trail
1:17.8	podcast is presented by our partners at the feed, and we are lucky to have great sponsors who support
1:22.8	the show. Visit the show notes for links and discount codes to use with the best brands and trail running.
1:28.0	Also, you can support the show and get access to tons of perks by joining the free trail
1:31.9	community, get exclusive discounts, community office hour Zoom calls, Zoom-based strength classes,
1:38.6	a dedicated Slack workspace, additional content, early access to our merch and events, all for under $100 a year.
1:47.5	We'd appreciate it if you check it out at freetrail.com forward slash pro.
1:51.4	And a big thank you to everyone who's already a member.
1:54.5	We couldn't do it without you.
1:55.9	Hope you enjoy the chat with Jasmine.
1:57.3	See you in the outro.
1:59.6	The free trail podcast is presented by the feed, the one-stop marketplace for all your
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