Anna Troup (born 1970)[1] is a British ultramarathon runner who, in 2021, achieved the fastest known time for a female completion of the Pennine Way.
Troup has an MA in politics, philosophy and economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford and is a qualified lawyer, having trained at Slaughter and May.
[10] Troup was the fastest female in the 2021 Lakeland 100 race, in which her partner, Richard Staite, was the fastest veteran; one of her daughters was the youngest finisher in the associated Lakeland 50 race, and her other daughter supported the family runners at the aid stations.
[11][12] She has also been fastest female in the 2020 Arc of Attrition 100,[13] the Wendover Woods 100, and the Exodus 100, and has been placed in several other races.
[6] Troup's partner is ultrarunner Richard Staite, and she has two daughters who also compete in ultramarathons.