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              RVC alumna makes sporting history






                      r Jasmin Paris (BSc Intercalated   Only 35 people are allowed to
                      Veterinary Pathology 2006)   participate each year, and only
                      became the first woman ever   20 people have completed the
             Dto complete the Barkley             course within the 60-hour time
              Marathons in Tennessee.             allotted. Jasmin completed the
                                                  course with a time of 59:58:21.
              The ultramarathon consists
              of five loops of an over 20 miles,    This incredible achievement has been

              off-trail course, totalling 100 miles.   recognised, with Jasmin receiving an
                                                  Order of the British Empire for services
                                                  to fell and long-distance running.

























































               Photograph by David Miller

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