Elisabet Barnes
Elisabet Barnes 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.
She repeated her win in 2017. 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 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
20112012
- 15th Marathon des Sables, 6 stages, Morocco
- 1st Ring O’ Fire, 3 stages, UK
- 2nd Norfolk Coastal Ultra, UK
- 9th Centurion South Downs Way, UK
- 5th North Downs Way 100 Mile Race, UK
- 2nd 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons, UK
- 9th Grand Union Canal Race, UK
- 1st Go Beyond Ultra Country to Capital, UK
- 1st Pilgrim Challenge North Downs Way Multistage Ultra, 2 stages, UK
- 1st Marathon des Sables, 6 stages, Morocco
- 1st Trail Menorca Costa Sud (TMCS), Spain
- 1st 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons, UK
- 1st Oman Desert Marathon, 6 stages, Oman
- 2nd The Coastal Challenge Costa Rica, 6 stages, Costa Rica
- 4th Marathon des Sables, 6 stages, Morocco
- 3rd Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun, 6 stages, South Africa/Namibia
- 1st The Big Red Run, 6 stages, Australia
- 2nd Grand to Grand Ultra, 6 stages, USA
- 4th The Coastal Challenge Costa Rica, 6 stages, Costa Rica
- 1st Marathon des Sables, 6 stages, Morocco
- 4th TransRockies Run, 6 stages, USA
- 3rd Everest Trail Race, 6 stages, Nepal
- 1st Ultra Mirage El Djerid, Tunisia
- 1st Trans Atlas Marathon, 6 stages, Morocco