Where even extreme endurance athletes reach their limits

Because Jasmin Paris hasn’t been reported often enough in STANDARD, we’ll start this text with two of the more incredible achievements of this Scottish ultrarunner. The now 41-year-old veterinarian at the University of Edinburgh won the Spine Race over 431 kilometers in 2019 in the then course record time of 83 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds, also beating the fastest man. During breaks, Paris pumped breast milk for her baby.