Elisabet Barnes

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.
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.

Marathon des Sables

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• "Resultat Lidingö Ultra 50k 2011". Bahnhof. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "The 50 Mile Challenge Kent (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "Norfolk Ultra 62 Miles (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "27. Marathon des Sables (MAR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 8–14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "1st Ring O' Fire - Anglesey 131 Mile Ultra Coastal Marathon (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 2 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "Norfolk Ultra 62 Miles (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "Results South Downs Way 100". Centurion Running. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "4th North Downs Way 100 Mile Race (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "10 Peaks Brecon Beacons - Short Trail (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "GB Ultra Country to Capital (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "GB Ultra Country to Capital (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "Pilgrim Challenge North Downs Way Multistage Ultra (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "30. Marathon des Sables (MAR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 5–11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "IV. Trail Menorca Costa Sud (TMCS) (ESP)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 16–17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "10 Peaks Brecon Beacons - Short Trail (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 5–6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "3rd Oman Desert Marathon Race Results". Oman Desert Marathon. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "Series winners » Expedition-Female". Webscorer. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30. 
• "31. Marathon des Sables (MAR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 10–16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun® 2016 RESULTS Overall" (PDF). Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun. 13–18 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "3rd The Big Red Run (AUS)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 25–30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "Rank by gender - Female" (PDF). Grand to Grand Ultra. 25 September – 1 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-15.