Anna Frost
{{short description|New Zealand runner}}
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| sport = Skyrunning
| event = Ultramarathon
Trail running
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Anna Heather Frost (born 1 November 1981){{Cite web|url=http://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultperson.php?&runner=168964&Language=EN|title = DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics}} is a New Zealand trail and ultra runner.
Running career
Frost turned professional in 2004 and later began running for Team Salomon.{{cite web|language=en|url=http://www.salomonrunning.com/us/team/anna-frost.html|title=Anna Frost|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093745/http://www.salomonrunning.com/us/team/anna-frost.html|url-status=dead}}
In 2012, she won the Transvulcania ultramarathon in the Canary Islands in a record time of 8:11:31,{{cite web|language=en|url=http://www.skyrunning.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152&Itemid=59 |title=Transvulcania. Frosty and Dakota winners |access-date=28 May 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.trails-endurance.com/actus/trail/transvulcania-j-5/|title=Transvulcania J-5|date=6 May 2013}} but did not return to defend her title the next year.{{cite web|url=http://www.u-trail.com/anna-frost-dit-non-a-la-transvulcania/|access-date=14 June 2013|title=Anna Frost dit NON à la Transvulcania|date=8 May 2013}} She finished first at the Speedgoat 50K in Utah in 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.ultrarunning.com/ultra/features/news/favorites-jornet-and-fros.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330185334/http://www.ultrarunning.com/ultra/features/news/favorites-jornet-and-fros.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-03-30 |language=en |title=Favorites Jornet and Frost Dominate at Speedgoat }} second at the Ultra Cavalls del Vent in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain,{{cite web|url=http://www.generation-trail.com/trail2012/ultra-cavalls-del-vent.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130623152301/http://www.generation-trail.com/trail2012/ultra-cavalls-del-vent.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-23 |title=Ultra Cavalls Del Vent ! }} and first at the Maxi-Race in Annecy, France.{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandnews.fr/2013/05/maxi-race-du-lac-dannecy-le-grand-rendez-vous-trail-du-printemps/|title=MAXI RACE DU LAC d'Annecy … le grand rendez-vous Trail du printemps ! …|date=10 May 2013|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608054831/http://www.trackandnews.fr/2013/05/maxi-race-du-lac-dannecy-le-grand-rendez-vous-trail-du-printemps/|archive-date=8 June 2013|url-status=dead}} In June 2013, she won the Trail du Colorado race in Réunion.{{cite web|language=fr |author=Anny Andrianaivonirina |url=http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/sports/trail-du-colorado-reunion-la-1re-place-junior-et-la-3e-en-general-fano-razafindravelo |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130623152258/http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/sports/trail-du-colorado-reunion-la-1re-place-junior-et-la-3e-en-general-fano-razafindravelo |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2013 |title=Trail du Colorado / Reunion |access-date=20 June 2013 }}
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.{{cite tweet|number=1208857229291479040|user=annafrosty|title=Sending a huge shout out to my sponsors who have supported me, encouraged me and motivated me to live, love, laugh!… |date=22 December 2019}}
Personal life
Frost is from Dunedin, New Zealand. She and her husband, Ron Braselton, had their first child in March 2019.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Sarah Lavender |title=Anna Frost: From Podiums to Parenting |url=https://ultrarunning.com/featured/anna-frost-from-podiums-to-parenting/ |website=Ultrarunning Magazine |date=15 November 2021}}{{cite web |title=An ultra trail baby is born |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/trail-running/an-ultra-trail-baby-is-born/#:~:text=Trail%20and%20ultrarunning%20champion%20Anna,Instagram%2C%20%E2%80%9Cshe's%20perfect!%E2%80%9D |website=Canadian Running Magazine |date=18 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.idsoratherbereading.com/2016/05/book-review-fearless-frosty-by-chloe.html#.YnLaAvNlDdQ|title=Book Review: Fearless Frosty by Chloe Chick (Sisu Girls) }}
Results
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| Place (F) | Course | Distance | Date | Time |
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| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|AND}} Travessa de Canillo | 12 km | 6 June 2010 | |
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| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} Chaberton Marathon | 25.5 km | 1 August 2010 | |
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| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} Transvulcania | 83 km | 12 May 2012 | 8:11:31 |
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| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Speedgoat 50K | 50 km | 28 Jul 2012 | 6:26:23 |
| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|REU}} Trail du Colorado | 38 km | 16 Jun 2013 | 4:16:25 |
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| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} Transvulcania | 73 km | 10 May 2014 | 8:10:41 |
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| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Speedgoat 50K | 50 km | 19 Jul 2014 | 6:42:00 |
| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Bear 100 | 100 mi | 26 Sep 2014 | 20:59:24 |
| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Hardrock 100 | 100 mi | 10 Jul 2015 | 28:22:47 |
| {{gold medal}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Hardrock 100 | 100 mi | 15 Jul 2016 | 29:02:09 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://frostysfootsteps.wordpress.com/}} Blog
- {{Official website|http://www.annafrosty.org}}
- {{Official website|www.trailrunadventures.com/about}} Trail Run Adventures
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{ARRS}}
- {{ITRA}}
{{Footer Mountain Running World Cup Champions Women}}
{{Portal|New Zealand}}
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Category:New Zealand female long-distance runners
Category:Female ultramarathon runners
Category:New Zealand ultramarathon runners