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Anna Troup (born 1970) is a British ultrarunner who holds the fastest known time for a female completion of the Pennine Way. She has also been chair of the Oxford University Women's Boat Club and a member of the board of The Boat Race Company, and is on the board of the Leander Club. She works in financial management, and among other roles is a non-executive director of the Charles Stanley Group and of T. Bailey Financial Services.

Early life and education
Troup has an MA in PPE from the University of Oxford and is a qualifed lawyer having trained at Slaughter and May.

Running career
On 17 August 2021 Troup completed the 268 mile Pennine Way in 72 hrs 46 mins, breaking the record previously held by Sabrina Verjee who had completed in 74 hrs 28 mins 19 secs in 2020.

Troup is the female record holder of the Summer Spine Race along the route of the Pennine Way, having completed the 2021 race in a time of 80 hrs 28 mins 35 secs.

Personal life
Troup is married to ultrarunner Richard Staite, and has two teenage daughters who also compete in ultramarathons.