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Nationality
  
Swedish

Website
  
Elisabet Barnes

Residence
  
United Kingdom

Club
  
Leigh-on-Sea Striders

Elisabet Barnes httpsultrarunelifileswordpresscom201504pr

Born
  
April 13, 1977 (age 39) (
1977-04-13
)

Exclusive interview with elisabet barnes post mds 2016


Elisabet Barnes (born April 13 1977, née Frankenberg) is a Swedish athlete specialized in ultrarunning. Her major claim to fame is winning the Marathon des Sables in 2015, winning each stage of the race. The Marathon des Sables has been listed by Outside Magazine as one of the 9 toughest ultramarathons in the world. In 2015 she participated in six races, winning all and setting new course records in four. Barnes lives in the UK since 2007.

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Barnes grew up in Sweden but moved to England in 2007 where she started to run ultra trails in 2011. She has a professional background in management consulting. With her husband Colin who is also a marathon and ultramarathon runner Barnes runs a shop that specializes in running equipment.

Elisabet barnes 2015 marathon des sables champion interview


Results

2011

  • 4th Lidingö Ultra 50 km (31 mi), Sweden
  • 1st 50 Mile Challenge 50 mi (80 km), UK
  • 5th Norfolk Coastal Ultra 100 km (62 mi), UK

    • 2012


  • 15th Marathon des Sables 251 km (156 mi), 6 stages, Morocco
  • 1st Ring O’ Fire 131 mi (211 km), 3 stages, UK
  • 2nd Norfolk Coastal Ultra 100 km (62 mi), UK

    • 2013

  • 9th Centurion South Downs Way 100 mi (160 km), UK

    • 2014

    Elisabet Barnes Nick Shasha and Elisabet Barnes take the wins at Leigh 10km From Echo

  • 5th North Downs Way 100 Mile Race 100 mi (160 km), UK
  • 2nd 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons 58 km (36 mi), UK
  • 9th Grand Union Canal Race 45 mi (72 km), UK

    • 2015

    Elisabet Barnes 30me Sultan MARATHON DES SABLES 1004 Elisabet Barnes D168 SUE

  • 1st Go Beyound Ultra Country to Capital 45 mi (72 km), UK (new course record)
  • 1st Pilgrim Challenge North Downs Way Multistage Ultra 66 mi (106 km), 2 stages, UK (new course record)
  • 1st Marathon des Sables 249 km (155 mi), 6 stages, Morocco
  • 1st Trail Menorca Costa Sud (TMCS) 85 km (53 mi), Spain (new course record)
  • 1st 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons 58 km (36 mi), UK (new course record)
  • 1st Oman Desert Marathon 165 km (103 mi), 6 stages, Oman

    • 2016

    Elisabet Barnes My Kit List for Marathon Des Sables ELISABET BARNES

  • 2nd The Coastal Challenge Costa Rica 227 km (141 mi), 6 stages, Costa Rica
  • 4th Marathon des Sables 257 km (160 mi), 6 stages, Morocco
  • 3rd Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun 200 km (120 mi), 6 stages, South Africa/Namibia
  • 1st The Big Red Run 250 km (160 mi), 6 stages, Australia (1st overall)
  • 2nd Grand to Grand Ultra 273 km (170 mi), 6 stages, USA

    • 2017

  • 4th The Coastal Challenge Costa Rica 236 km (147 mi), 6 stages, Costa Rica

    • References

    Elisabet Barnes Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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