Anna Heather Frost (born 1 November 1981) is a

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and ultra runner.

Running career

Frost turned professional in 2004 and later began running for Team Salomon. In 2012, she won the

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ultramarathon in the

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in a record time of 8:11:31, but did not return to defend her title the next year. She finished first at the Speedgoat 50K in

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in 2012, second at the Ultra Cavalls del Vent in the

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mountains of

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, and first at the Maxi-Race in

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. In June 2013, she won the Trail du Colorado race in

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. In 2010, Frost won the overall title in the

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. The series included wins at the Table Mountain Challenge and the

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, among others. In 2014, Frost won the

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in her first attempt at the 100 mile distance. Having used the race as a qualifier for the

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, she won Hardrock the following year. Frost is sponsored by Merrell and

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, among others.

Personal life

Frost is from

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. She and her husband, Ron Braselton, had their first child in March 2019. 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.

Results

References

External links

* Blog * * Trail Run Adventures * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Anna New Zealand female long-distance runners Living people 1981 births Female ultramarathon runners New Zealand ultramarathon runners New Zealand sky runners 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen