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The Source Material: Episode 3 - 99 Seconds and Jasmin Paris
Season 11
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
Description
Guest Featured
| Jasmin Paris | First female finisher of the Barkley Marathons: veterinarian, mother of two, Green Runners co-founder |
- The calculated three-year progression: Fun Run in 40 hours, then 36, then the finish
- The decision to go out on loop four despite feeling awful, and the stubbornness that distinguishes finishers
- Jared Campbell's offer of the clockwise direction on loop five, the gesture that made history
- The final kilometer: calculating splits in her head while her body screamed to stop
- What the race strips away, and what it leaves behind
- The Green Runners: why she wore patched shoes and a borrowed bag to the most watched ultra finish in history
'I got to the gate and just pretty much fell over it. Because I had no control of myself anymore. I was getting to the gate and I hadn't gone into the calculation of how to decelerate or touch the gate and sit down in a normal fashion. I just hit it and basically fell over.'
Series Context
Bonus Episode 03 of 06. The emotional centerpiece of The Source Material. Next episode: The Endurance Artist - Jared Beasley at the 2025 race.
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