Jasmin Paris sets new women’s 24-hour Munros record

Inspirational Jasmin Paris has set an incredible new women’s 24-hour Munros ultra running record. The Munros are Scottish mountains over 3,000ft in height. In total, there are 282 Munros. Starting and finishing at Invercauld Bridge in the Cairngorms, Jasmin reached 29 summits within the 24-hour time limit. The INOV8 ambassador covered a distance of 144km, which included a mammoth 8,100m of ascent, all amid soaring summer temperatures.

Edinburgh-based Jasmin, who also holds the women’s record for the 23-peak Ramsay Round in Scotland (16hrs 13mins set in 2016) was paced and supported throughout by her family and close friends in what was very much an under-the-radar record attempt.

The 37-year-old vet and mum-of-two said: “There wasn't really a previous women’s record. I guess it was mine by default, for the Ramsay Round.

“I had a schedule which allowed me to do anything from 29-31 Munros, although I had options to cut back after either 25 or 27 also.

“I feel like it’s been harder to get fit again after my second child than it was first time around. I probably have a little way to go still to reach my previous best, but in the circumstances, and the heat, I was really pleased to manage the 29. I had to dig in on the final section, and spent a lot of time thinking about the kids to keep myself positive.

“The final run in was rather more exciting than I would have liked – we got a little lost in the forest tracks at the end, and ended up sprinting the final few kilometres to make it back inside the 24 hours!”

The men’s record is held by Kim Collison, who summited 33 Munros earlier in the month. Kim was one of the first to congratulate Jasmin via social media.

Jasmin, who also has the overall record for the brutal 268-mile winter Spine Race added: “I started at midnight Friday, and ran through Saturday. It was really hot throughout and I was getting in every river/stream we passed to try and cool down!

“The first section was incredible, a full moon with loads of deer, which kept being silhouetted against the moon on the horizon. And the dawn slowly appearing on the other side. It was honestly one of the most wonderful nights of running I've ever had.”

Jasmin wore her trusty ROCLITE G 275 with Graphene-Grip, which form part of range of trail running shoes. She will now turn her focus to September’s 170km Ultra Tour Monte Rosa (UTMR).

Image credits from top to bottom: Jasmin on the first leg of the challenge, photo by Konrad Rawlik; Jasmin on the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin, photo by John Ryan; Jasmin cooling down in the River Dee, photo by Graham Nash; Jasmin on the first leg of the challenge with Jim Mann, photo by Konrad Rawlik