The Lawyer’s Well-Being Brief

3 Things We Can Learn from Jasmin Paris, the 1st Woman Runner to Complete the Barkley Marathons

“Try the impossible to show that it can be done.”- Terry Fox

Welcome back or welcome to, the Lawyer’s Well-being Brief. Every week, I share insights and tools to help us improve our well-being. This week we look at Daniel Kahneman’s thinking and how we can use it to help us on our well-being journey.

What are the Barkley Marathons?

The Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held each year in Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States.

The course, which varies from year to year, consists of five loops of the 20+ mile, off-trail course for a total of 100 miles (160 km). The race is limited to a 60-hour period from the start of the first loop and takes place in March or early April of each year.

Since 1989, more than 1,000 ultramarathoners have attempted the Barkley Marathons in Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee. But only 20 have ever finished the 100-mile course, which includes about 16,500 meters of elevation — the equivalent of climbing Everest twice — within the 60-hour time limit.