Elisabet Barnes

Elisabet Barnes, born Frankenberg on 13 April 1977, 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, and she repeated the win in 2017. Outside Magazine has listed that race as one of the nine toughest ultramarathons in the world. In 2015 she took part in six races, winning all of them and setting new course records in four. She grew up in Sweden, moved to England in 2007 and started running ultra trails in 2011, and since 2019 she has lived in Norway. She holds an MSc in Engineering and Business Management, has a professional background in management consulting, and has coached runners for the Marathon des Sables and other ultramarathons since 2014.