She helped her specialist – and some might say slightly self-punishing – sport hit the headlines when she set a world record and achieved a first for a woman – all while fitting in regular feeds of her baby.
And now, Edinburgh-based ultra-runner Jasmin Paris has become one of the biggest draws for the Fort William Mountain Festival later this month.
Ms Paris is joining fellow athlete Nicky Spinks, who celebrated her 10-year cancer survival by running 116 miles and climbing 48 peaks.
Due to popular demand, organisers of The Fort William Mountain Festival 2019 have announced that the venue for their Running Night, featuring Ms Paris and Ms Spinks, has been upgraded to the festival’s 400-seat Main Theatre.
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A spokesman from festival said: “Last month Jasmin Paris, 35, a vet and ultrarunner from Midlothian, smashed the 268-mile Montane Spine Race, a route that traverses the full Pennine Way from Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders, in just 83 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds.
“Jasmin beat the existing record by a blistering 12 hours and was the first woman to win the race outright. All this and Jasmin had to juggle breastfeeding her 14-month old daughter throughout the race!
“Ever since Jasmin’s incredible achievement we have been inundated with running enthusiasts from Lochaber and further afield desperate to get their hands on a ticket to hear her speak about the Montane Spine Race and her other incredible ultrarunning feats. In order to cope with the demand, we have moved the event to the bigger 400-seat Main Theatre.
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“If you are looking for tickets there are some available online at mountainfestival.co.uk.”
Ms Paris is a national fell running champion and record holder for the Bob Graham Round and the Ramsay Round – ultra-runs that take in peaks.
Ms Spinks, 51, was the first-ever person to complete a Double Bob Graham round, running 116 miles and summiting 48 peaks, a total ascent is 28,500ft, in the Scottish mountains in a time of 55 hours and 56 minutes, all this in celebration of her 10-year cancer survival.
Ms Paris will share her love of the mountains, and the challenges of staying fit while juggling caring for a young baby and working full time as a veterinary scientist. Ms Spinks will share tales of all her many extreme challenges, how she stays fit and trains for them.
The event is on Friday, February 22.