Ultramarathon runner Jasmin Paris will be delivering the match ball for tomorrow's
@Womens6Nations
game.
We encourage all fans to be in their seats promptly to give her the welcome her inspirational efforts deserve.
#AsOne
Any other event and people would be bitching and moaning about the tracking… this one we have no idea who or what is going on and we all love it
#bm100
#genius
92 hours of fun in bitterly cold conditions, less than 4 hours sleep, frozen icy ground, near white out blizzard, then made more special by supporting another competitor 8 miles so he could finish the race. Awesome adventure, good luck to those still out.
#Spine
#ChallengerNorth
Before and after the
@TheSpineRace
- safe to say that I agree with the tag “Britain’s most brutal” - 268 miles - burnt through over 38,00 calories and lost a stone in body weight. If anyone is looking for a January fitness kick next year I can thoroughly recommend it 😁
All checked in… a steady 160 miles coming up. Pace of the leaders in the main event means they’ll probably be going through Hawes as we start, think I’ll just stick with them 😂😂😂
Three days since the end of the
@TheSpineRace
I’m not ashamed to say that today is the first day I haven’t cried. Ultra long distance events have a profound impact on the body but more so the mind, let it out people, don’t bottle it up.
#Mindset
#emotions
#ultrarunning
Some stats…
#bm100
- last 4 finishes going clockwise have averaged 13:01 for the final loop.
@JasminKParis
needs 13:30 and
@Ultra_Damo
needs 13:44 - its on!!! Counter clockwise is slightly quicker.
The British woman who has just made history at the Barkley Marathons
@JasminKParis
will be on
@bbcnews
6:30pm and 10pm on BBC1 tonight - talking about her extraordinary finish in the 60 hour race - she made it with 99 seconds to spare.
#bm100
Astonishing
Pretty broken. An unbelievably brutal event that attempts to rip you to pieces to test you physical and mental resolve. Finished this morning, after a tough night it will take some time to get over but thank you for the support, truly appreciated.
#WinterSpine
#Finisher
So it looks like
@JasminKParis
went through The Tower somewhere around 3:35hr - 3:50hr to go vs an approx 4hr avg finish time from there. VERY VERY tight. The 4hr last year was dark though.
#bm100
My trick on how to make a small fortune in ultra running… start with a bigger one! This doesn’t include all the gear we have to wear and the drop bag CP resupply. This is in the bag for each leg.
I thought my 182 mile DNF on the Spine was hard to take, but have I’ve just noticed a 95 hour 196 mile retirement on the
#WD200
. That’s gotta really hurt!
reminder of my "fireball" summary statistics
#bm100
-- those on loop four are doing well, but that doesn't guarantee a victory; the barkley always has tricks up its sleeves / (rat) jaws
For those looking for an ultra running TOP tip… CP’s are check points. Not cafe’s where you sit around for 45 mins. In and out… it’s amazing how long people stay and then miss cut offs later on.
Completes race plan for
#Spine
Challenger North. Checks predicated time against the ‘23 results and would have won. Considering I was pretty much last on full Spine I “might” have worked it out wrong 😂😂😂 - straight through no sleep should be a laugh
The greatest accolade from my latest running adventure is coming home to my 13 yo son saying he wants to give it a go when he’s older and wants to start doing more running.
#inspiration
#proud
Best of luck to all those going though the hardest and most stressful part of the
@TheSpineRace
today… kit check! Rooting for Jody, Neil, Johnny, David and
@lucygoss
… my turn tomorrow, need to finish getting the kit first though!
Might have been talked into running too and from work everyday in support of mental health awareness week. That’s 22 miles a day, might as well do 4 miles in my lunch break and make a proper go of it 😂