The 54-year-old run-aholic hasn’t been resting on her laurels since tasting triumph in the punishing ultra marathon last month, and is already gearing up for the forthcoming Woodford to Glenbrook Classic.

But that undertaking will no doubt be a breeze in the wake of what the City2Surf regular considers to be the toughest event she has ever conquered.

“I nearly burst into tears when I saw the finishing line,” said Anne.

The Bullaburra resident won the solo women’s veterans category in the North Face 100 with a time of 16hrs, 33mins – a Herculean effort that ranked her 96th outright amongst 333 solo runners.

On top of that, she blew away her own expectations by knocking over the final leg on the same day she set off, trudging into Leura before midnight and more than 13 hours before the race’s official close.

Astonishingly, Anne would have posted an even faster time had it not been for a serious bottleneck at Tarros Ladder — a notoriously slow section of track where competitors must one by one scale a steep rock face.

Despite the hold-up, she arrived ahead of schedule to a checkpoint rendezvous with husband Simon and daughter Jane, both of whom showered her with words of encouragement.

“Jane ran over to me and yelled ‘you’re a geriatric, you’re supposed to slow down!’,” laughed Anne.

Joking aside, Anne hopes her inspirational achievement will give others the courage to put their best foot forward and have a go.

“It was one of those runs that will forever be memorable,” she said.

“I’ve had the opportunity to complete an ultra marathon in my own backyard and achieve a result I really wasn’t sure I could, at the age of 54. I’m just stoked.”