Jasmin finishes Barkley Marathons!! 

I like that too.

the way that one guy was scrambling to get a shot of her lying down, looked pretty disrespectful

I am just disappointed that laz had to tell them and they were not self aware enough to stop acting like paparazzi

I read some quotes by photographers in a BBC article about her race, and while I don't dispute that they may have gotten a little snap happy, it sounded like they were pretty emotional and invested in her finish as well. There were some amazing shots that really captured her strength and her leaving every bit of it on the trail!

@@majortakleef8445 it's their job to try and get the best shot in the moment. not saying that's a good thing, just is what it is. And it really didn't look like the camera guy interfered with any aid to Jasmine, so no harm done. Still, Laz is a real one for shutting that shit down immediately.

I am proud of anyone that can complete this race, and this includes Jasmin. However, if you think this is the best moment in sports in the past 63 years...well, I will say you either have a shoddy (meant in jest) memory, or don't watch sports that often. Just a few examples: The Miracle on Ice: 1980 US Hockey team, Serena Williams Wins First Grand Slam: She was 17 years old, Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier 1947, Mary Lou Retton perfect 10: she was 16, Rumble in the Jungle. I am not against this particular feat in any way. I just think if we look at sports history and all the amazing accomplishments we will find a plethora of amazing moments. Jasmine deserves or moment, but lets not take away all the other moments in history from all other sports.

Diana nyad? What she did was insane

@@fuzzy1237but questionable

Yes, but also Sifan Hassan winning the London marathon last year was also awesome.

@@martinforrester8249 funny enough I ran London yesterday Amazing event

59.9725 hours 😊

Love it, a good tattoo idea ,i'm gonna think on that.

Spiritual mildstone? How about no.

Thanks for expressing my thoughts and feelings exactly!!

He has another amazing race called Strolling Jim…different distances to choose from!

That’s awesome! We love to hear that!

You say this the day he starts walking across the US 😂 Lazcon!

@@beearedee he's doing it again? That's what I call the admirable brand of crazy.

@@Codisrocks yep! He’s posting updates on his Facebook.

"Laz refuses to count her pages. Instead, he says to Carl, “I’m gonna make you count ‘em. If there’s missing page, you’ll be the most hated man in ultrarunning.” 😂 From "Barkley 2024: A bit traumatic and wonderful" by Jared Beasly for Ultrarunning Magazin

I noticed this as well.

She needs sugar and water. A Coke will do.

@@nickolasstrudwick7232 true. But most British people prefer tea, especially when they've just been through something awful. 😉 I don't know what proportion of Barkley runners are Brits but the organisers could offer tea.

@@CC-hx5fz not sure teas going to cut it when your glycogen stores are gone.

@@CC-hx5fz Wrong im English..i guarantee you Brits are not drinking tea in times of distress...30 years ago maybe😂..im a runner after any endurance event we are like everyone else...something cool with lots of sugar

@@garymanders1273 Everytime I've seen an interview with Jasmin, she's holding a mug of tea.

It was a picture that we took at the race. I have it on my phone and have posted it on some other social media sites. It’s definitely a classic!

Absolutely!

That watch was probably all she could think about those last few miles!

Not sure - I think they are very different altletes. Courtney would be the faster runner, while Jasmin may have a different type of toughness. Jasmin would not be the overall winner of the MOAB 240 while Courtney would not be the overall winner of the Spine. They have different strenghts.

Ha…I thought the same thing!

I just assumed they were keeping out of the way of the cameras, maybe I am wrong.

Wat

You’re wondering all the wrong things. Sort your life out.

@@cmadelaide56what’s wrong with being curious about statistics?

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From snippets I’ve seen in documentaries, several women have attempted it. I don’t know if the mix is 50/50 so to speak but it didn’t seem overwhelmingly favored towards men. In fact, at these kinds of distances men and women are effectively the same. Regardless it’s an incredible achievement. Most of the 40 runners each year complete at most one loop and call it quits. By loop 3 there are usually less than 5 people left going for it.

Probably not. The weather was kind in 2023 and 2024 leading to the eight finishers. I saw in some interviews - torrential rain came in an hour after Jasmin finished. If that had came in a few hours earlier, it is highly unlikely that there would have been five finishers. Very fine margins in that race.

@@drpatrickbarry he will .

Yup! Ultra running is an incredible sport where men and women compete on equal footing… the gender gap narrows down to nothing at 100 miles, then actually goes the other way and women have the edge over 200 miles.

Amazing that you can still type on a computer given the level of brain damage you apparently have.