Anna Dalton

Anna Dalton is an American long-distance runner who specializes in ultramarathons and trail races. She competed in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials marathon and won the USA Marathon Trail Championship in 2024.

Early life Dalton grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and attended West Anchorage High School, where she competed in track and cross country. She continued her running career at Occidental College in California. There she captained the cross country team for two years and while majoring in urban and environmental policy.

Career Dalton initially didn't continue running competitively after graduating from college in 2012; instead she moved to Costa Rica to do ecological research.

She logged notable trail race results in 2017, finishing fourth at both the USA Trail Half Marathon Championship and the Rut Mountain 50K.

In 2018, Dalton returned to the roads and ran 2:44:24 at the California International Marathon, Prior to the Olympic Trails, Dalton recorded a 1:17:11 time at the 2020 Houston Half Marathon.

In 2022, Dalton won the USATF Half Marathon Trail Championship in Wisconsin, alongside men's winner Garrett Heath. The following year, Dalton placed fourth for the second time at the Rut Mountain 50K.

Personal life Dalton lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and since 2014 has worked as the director of grants and programs for the Alaska Conservation Foundation.