Anna Dalton
QT: 2:44:24
Residence: Anchorage, AK
Hometown: Anchorage, AK
College: Occidental College
Age on Race Day: 30
Affiliation: Alaska Endurance Project
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon
Marathon Best: 2:44:18
Social Handles: Instagram/Twitter - @annaedalt
Favorite inspirational quote: "Breakthroughs can seem like dramatic moments but are often supported by a few years of uninterrupted work and gradual progress just waiting for the right moment to solidify." - Molly Huddle
Favorite song to run to: Blinding Lights by the Weeknd
Go-to breakfast: Toast with peanut butter and jam
Of Note:
- Director of Grants & Programs, Alaska Conservation Foundation
- Parents moved to Alaska in 1982 for a summer job and still live there; father is two-time finisher of Iditaski, a 200-mile cross country ski race
- Had hoped to quality in 2016, but sustained two concussions, in a mountain bike crash and car accident
- In 2018, discovered she was severely anemic; recovered just in time to get a charity entry for CIM and put together six weeks of training to get OTQ.
- 4th at 2017 USATF Trail Marathon Championships
