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| Nickname(s) | Frosty | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1981 New Zealand | |||||||||||
| Website | Anna Frost | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country |  New Zealand | |||||||||||
| Sport | Skyrunning | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Ultramarathon Trail running | |||||||||||
| Team | Salomon | |||||||||||
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Anna Heather Frost (born 1 November 1981)[1] is a New Zealand trail and ultra runner.
Running career
Frost turned professional in 2004 and later began running for Team Salomon.[2]
In 2012, she won the Transvulcania ultramarathon in the Canary Islands in a record time of 8:11:31,[3][4] but did not return to defend her title the next year.[5] She finished first at the Speedgoat 50K in Utah in 2012,[6] second at the Ultra Cavalls del Vent in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain,[7] and first at the Maxi-Race in Annecy, France.[8] In June 2013, she won the Trail du Colorado race in Réunion.[9]
In 2010, Frost won the overall title in the Skyrunner World Series. The series included wins at the Table Mountain Challenge and the Three Peaks Race, among others.
In 2014, Frost won the Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah in her first attempt at the 100 mile distance. Having used the race as a qualifier for the Hardrock 100 in Colorado, she won Hardrock the following year.
Frost is sponsored by Merrell and Icebreaker, among others.[10]
Personal life
Frost is from Dunedin, New Zealand. She and her husband, Ron Braselton, had their first child in March 2019.[11][12]
In 2015, the SisuGirls project began releasing a series of middle-grade books covering true stories of women in action and adventure sports. The first book in the series, Fearless Frosty, was written by Chloe Chick and focuses on Anna Frost.[13]
Results
| Place (F) | Course | Distance | Date | Time |
 Gold |
 Travessa de Canillo |
12 km | 6 June 2010 | |
| Gold |
 Chaberton Marathon |
25.5 km | 1 August 2010 | |
| Gold |
 Transvulcania |
83 km | 12 May 2012 | 8:11:31 |
| Gold |
 Speedgoat 50K |
50 km | 28 Jul 2012 | 6:26:23 |
| Gold |
Trail du Colorado |
38 km | 16 Jun 2013 | 4:16:25 |
| Gold |
Transvulcania |
73 km | 10 May 2014 | 8:10:41 |
| Gold |
Speedgoat 50K |
50 km | 19 Jul 2014 | 6:42:00 |
| Gold |
Bear 100 |
100 mi | 26 Sep 2014 | 20:59:24 |
| Gold |
Hardrock 100 |
100 mi | 10 Jul 2015 | 28:22:47 |
| Gold |
Hardrock 100 |
100 mi | 15 Jul 2016 | 29:02:09 |
References
- ^ "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics".
- ^ "Anna Frost". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Transvulcania. Frosty and Dakota winners". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Transvulcania J-5". 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Anna Frost dit NON à la Transvulcania". 8 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Favorites Jornet and Frost Dominate at Speedgoat". Archived from the original on 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Ultra Cavalls Del Vent !". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013.
- ^ "MAXI RACE DU LAC d'Annecy … le grand rendez-vous Trail du printemps ! …". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Anny Andrianaivonirina. "Trail du Colorado / Reunion" (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ @annafrosty (22 December 2019). "Sending a huge shout out to my sponsors who have supported me, encouraged me and motivated me to live, love, laugh!…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Smith, Sarah Lavender (15 November 2021). "Anna Frost: From Podiums to Parenting". Ultrarunning Magazine.
- ^ "An ultra trail baby is born". Canadian Running Magazine. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Book Review: Fearless Frosty by Chloe Chick (Sisu Girls)".
External links
- Official website Blog
- Official website
- Official website Trail Run Adventures
- Anna Frost at World Athletics
- Anna Frost at ARRS
- Anna Frost at ITRA
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This page was last edited on 15 October 2023, at 03:22