[5] She received significant media attention for beating the all-time men's course record by 12 hours at the 2019 Spine Race.

[9] Her doctoral thesis was "Novel regulators of cancer stem cell biology in acute myeloid leukaemia.

"[10] While at the University of Liverpool, Paris was a member of the Open Air Club which encouraged outdoor pursuits.

[11] However, she did not start running until she left university in 2008 and was working in Glossop near her home town of Hadfield in Derbyshire, although she had done some backpacking and walked a lot in the fells.

After a twelve-month sabbatical in Minnesota, she returned to the UK, moved to Edinburgh in 2010 and began to take running more seriously.

[22][23] On 23 April 2016, Paris completed the Bob Graham Round in a time of 15:24, taking more than two-and-a-half hours off the women's record previously held by Nicky Spinks.

[28] In July 2016, Paris took third place in the Buff Epic Trail 105K which was the 2016 Skyrunning World Championships race for the ultra category.

[38] In March 2022, Paris competed in the Barkley Marathons in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee.

[50] She is a small-animal vet and a senior lecturer in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh.