Anne Flower
Anne Flower is an American doctor and ultrarunner who began running to handle the stresses of the medical profession. In 2020, she qualified for the Olympic Trials in the marathon but soon began running longer distances.[1]
In 2024 she won the Javelina Jundred 100K[2] and in 2025, she broke the 31-year-old course record in her first Leadville 100, a record that Ann Trason had held since 1994.[3][4] In her final race of the year, she won the Tunnel Hill 50 in Vienna, Illinois and set a world record in doing so.[1][5]
Flower is a Cincinnati native and graduate of Ohio University and Regis University.[1][6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 O'Neill, Caoimhe (December 8, 2025). "Anne Flower, the doctor who breaks ultramarathon records between ER shifts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ Milne, Keeley (August 17, 2025). "Colorado ultrarunner shatters 31-year-old women's course record at Leadville Trail 100". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ "Emergency Room Doctor Takes Down 31-Year-Old Leadville 100 Course Record". Runner's World. August 17, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ Connelly, Brendan. "Cincinnati native, Flying Pig Marathon winner breaks 31-year-old ultrarunning record". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ "Anne Flower, an Emergency Room Doctor, Crushes the 50-Mile World Record". Runner's World. November 9, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ Bean, Joanna (November 13, 2025). "She did it again! After ER doctor stuns the ultrarunning world with a record-breaking 100-mile race debut, Dr. Anne Flower sets a 50-mile world record". UCHealth Today. Retrieved 2026-01-04.