Elisabet Barnes (born April 13, 1977, née ''Frankenberg'') is a Swedish athlete specialized in

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. Her major claim to fame is winning the

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in 2015, winning each stage of the race. She repeated her win in 2017. The Marathon des Sables has been listed by

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as one of the 9 toughest

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s in the world. In 2015, she participated in six races, winning all and setting new course records in four. Barnes grew up in Sweden but moved to England in 2007 where she started to run ultra trails in 2011. She holds an MSc in Engineering & Business Management and a Graduate Certificate in Change Management, and has a professional background in management consulting. Barnes co-owns a shop that specializes in running equipment. Her partner, Norwegian Sondre Amdahl, is a professional mountain ultra trail-runner and endurance coach.

Results

2011 * 4th Lidingö Ultra , Sweden * 1st 50 Mile Challenge , UK * 5th Norfolk Coastal Ultra , UK 2012 * 15th

, 6 stages, Morocco * 1st Ring O’ Fire , 3 stages, UK * 2nd Norfolk Coastal Ultra , UK 2013 * 9th Centurion South Downs Way , UK 2014 * 5th North Downs Way 100 Mile Race , UK * 2nd 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons , UK * 9th Grand Union Canal Race , UK 2015 * 1st Go Beyond Ultra Country to Capital , UK (new course record) * 1st Pilgrim Challenge North Downs Way Multistage Ultra , 2 stages, UK (new course record) * 1st

, 6 stages, Morocco * 1st Trail Menorca Costa Sud (TMCS) , Spain (new course record) * 1st 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons , UK (new course record) * 1st Oman Desert Marathon , 6 stages, Oman 2016 * 2nd The Coastal Challenge Costa Rica , 6 stages, Costa Rica * 4th

, 6 stages, Morocco * 3rd Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun , 6 stages, South Africa/Namibia * 1st The Big Red Run , 6 stages, Australia (1st overall) * 2nd Grand to Grand Ultra , 6 stages, USA 2017 * 4th The Coastal Challenge Costa Rica , 6 stages, Costa Rica * 1st

, 6 stages, Morocco (11th overall) * 4th TransRockies Run , 6 stages, USA * 3rd Everest Trail Race , 6 stages, Nepal 2018 * 1st Ultra Mirage El Djerid , Tunisia (4th overall) 2019 *1st Trans Atlas Marathon , 6 stages, Morocco (3rd overall)

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