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🏃‍♀️ Jasmin Paris details her life before and after the Barkley Marathons in an exclusive interview

Published over 1 year ago • 2 min read

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Hey runners, Jessy here 👋

Newsletter #255 is here to give you all the latest in running news, reviews, and research.

Here's what I have for you today:

  • 🍷 This runner blind taste tested a different wine at every mile of the London Marathon, guessing the vintage, grape, and producer of each with surprising accuracy!
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  • 🌈 The runner's high is REAL! But why do we get that exhilarating, even euphoric, feeling after a run?​
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  • 👟 Our expert review of the HOKA Skyward X. You might not want to wear it at your upcoming race, but it does have its shining moments.​
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  • 🏆 Our exclusive interview with Barkley Marathons Finisher Jasmin Paris. How a mother and veterinarian became an ultrarunning legend.

Get ready to get faster!

​WATCH: Tom Gilbey Blind Taste Tests A New Wine At Every Mile Of The 2024 London Marathon​

🍷 Tom Gilbey, a London wine connoisseur, swapped electrolyte and carb drinks for glasses of Pinot, shiraz, and Chardonnay (among many other varieties) during the 2024 London Marathon.

💭 Armed with two wine glasses in his running belt, Gilbey, 52, was challenged to blind taste test a different wine at every mile of the race.

​Runner’s High: What It Is, How To Achieve It, And Why It Occurs​

🙌🏻 The runner’s high is real – that exhilarating, if not euphoric feeling which you can reach simply through running is not something your trainer made up to convince you to keep running.

🙅🏻‍♀️ Everyone has heard of the runner’s high, but it’s often treated as a myth – something intangible and unproven.
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🏃🏼‍♀️ However, in recent years several studies have confirmed the existence of the high and identified the conditions that stimulate those feel-good brain chemicals.

Parkrun Records Are Gone To “Promote Inclusivity” And Runners Aren’t Happy About It

​Review: HOKA Skyward X​

👟 This calendar year is one of reinvention for HOKA, the wildly-popular running brand whose cushioned sneakers have won the hearts of people around the world.

👀 Their latest invention is their biggest one to date (literally): the gigantic Skyward X.

​Jasmin Paris: How A Mother And Veterinarian Became An Ultrarunning Legend​

🇬🇧 We bagged an exclusive interview with Jasmin this week. We sat down with her to talk:
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​🏋🏻‍♀️ How she trained for the Barkley Marathons
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🤱🏻 Balancing motherhood and a regular full-time job with her training
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🤯 How she survived (and finished) the Barkley Marathons
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✈️ Why she isn't planning to return to Barkley (or any other international races) anytime soon.

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