[3] In the 1960s, Barron began her running distance career in Athens for the Georgia Bulldogs.

[8] As a professional athlete, Barron placed in the top three at the Boston, New York and Honolulu marathons from 1975 to 1977.

Barron's final win was at the 1978 Boston Marathon[9] and she continued to run until 1981.

After ending her professional running career, Barron began working for an athletic clinic.

[10] Outside of marathon running, Barron was a television broadcaster for WAGA-TV in Atlanta and coached a team of runners from the Leukemia Society of America.