# Rafael Zepeda

Rafael Zepeda Martínez (born August 22, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican long-distance runner. Certificate in Neuromuscular Bandage, Functional Bandage and Flossband by the Alcalá Institute of Sciences and Specialties of Health, Mexico. He holds a degree in Physical Education, and a Sports Sciences Diploma, Master's degree in Psychology from UNITEC He is a certified trainer by FMAA (Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo) Elite Athlete.

## Major competition record

Representing  Mexico :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
| 1985 | America's Chicago | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 86th | Marathon, 2:32:58 |
| 1987 | River Run | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | 11th | 15 km, 43:48 |
| 1987 | Crescent City Classic | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 12th | 10 km, 28:28 |
| 1987 | Mt San Antonio College Relays (Mt Sac) | Walnut, California, USA | 9th | 10 km, 28:29.4 |
| 1987 | Lilac Bloomsday | Spokane, Washington, USA | 7th | 12 km, 35:21 |
| 1987 | Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 12th | 10 km, 30:15 |
| 1987 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, Oregon, USA | 10th | 10 km, 29:01.1 |
| 1987 | Cascade Run Off | Portland, Oregon, USA | 11th | 15 km, 44:48 |
| 1987 | CAC Championships | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 10,000 m, 29:46.62 |
| 1987 | Falmouth Road Race | Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA | 21st | 11.265 km, 34:03 |
| 1987 | Maggie Valley Moonlight Run | Maggie Valley, North Carolina, USA | 14th | 8 km, 23:55 |
| 1987 | National Road Race Championships | Irving, Texas, USA | 2nd | 12 km |
| 1987 | National Road Race Championships | El Paso-Juarez | 3rd | 15 km, 44:32 |
| 1987 | St Paul Medical Center Texas Stadium | Dallas, Texas, USA | 2nd | 12 km, 35:01 |
| 1987 | New York City Marathon | New York, USA | 59th | Marathon, 2:25:50 |
| 1988 | River Run | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | 32nd | 15 km, 46:24 |
| 1988 | Crescent City Classic | New Orleans Louisiana USA | 9th | 10 km, 28:57 |
| 1988 | Mount San Antonio College Relays | Walnut, California, USA | 22nd | 10,000 m, 28:49.1 |
| 1988 | National Road Race Championships | Boulder, Colorado | 7th | 10 km, 30:18 |
| 1988 | Harry Jerome International Track Classic | Burnaby, Columbia Británica, Canada | 14th | 5,000 m, 13:48.1 |
| 1988 | Times Colonist Dairyland International | Victoria, Columbia Británica, Canada | 11th | 3,000 m, 08:03.1 |
| 1988 | News Dairyland Track Classic | Abbotsford, Columbia Británica, Canada | 3rd | 10,000 m, 28:23.7 |
| 1988 | Steamboat Classic | Peoria, Illinois, USA | 6th | 4 millas, 18:09 |
| 1988 | Parkersburg Homecoming | Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA | 4th | Half marathon, 01:05:26 |
| 1988 | Mexico City International Marathon | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | Marathon, 2:21:19 |
| 1988 | Tulsa Run | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | 6th | 15 km, 43:39 |
| 1988 | Old Reliable Run | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | 5th | 10 km, 28:38 |
| 1988 | Pepsi Vulcan Run 10 km | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | 1st | 10 km, 29:03 |
| 1988 | Citrus Bowl Half Marathon | Orlando, Florida, USA | 3rd | Half marathon, 01:03:58 |
| 1988 | Sao Sylvestre | Sao Paulo, Brasil | 17th | 12.6 km, 38:22 |
| 1989 | Capital Bank Orange Bowl Bay Bridge Run | Miami, Florida, USA | 7th | 10 km, 29:40 |
| 1989 | Gasparilla Distance Classic | Tampa, Florida, USA | 10th | 15 km, 43:45 |
| 1989 | Jacksonville River Run | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | 6th | 15 km, 43:53 |
| 1989 | America's Ekiden- Leg 3 | New York, New York, USA | 7th | 9.3 km, 27:36 |
| 1989 | Mt Sac Relays | Walnut, California, USA | 8th | 10,000 m, 28:29.2 |
| 1989 | Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 10th | 10 km, 30:10 |
| 1989 | International Bronislaw Malinowski Memorial track and field | Grudziadz, Polonia | 2nd | 10,000 m, 28:19.8 |
| 1989 | DN Galan | Estocolmo, Suecia | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA | 4th | 10,000 m, 30:28 |
| 1989 | Copa de las Americas | Colombia | 2nd | 10,000 m, 30:10 |
| 1989 | City of Pittsburgh Great Race | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 5th | 10 km, 28:22 |
| 1989 | IAAF World Road Relay Championships | New York, USA | 4th | |
| 1989 | RevistaCorredores | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 15 km, 45:38 |
| 1989 | Old Reliable Run | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | 7th | 10 km, 29:12 |
| 1989 | Pepsi Vulcan Run | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | 4th | 10 km, 29:07 |
| 1989 | ARRA Circuit | USA | 5th | 10 km, 29:07 |
| 1990 | Gasparilla Distance Run | Tampa, Florida, USA | 28th | 15 km, 47:20 |
| 1990 | Azalea Trail Run | Mobile, Alabama, USA | 9th | 10 km, 28:57 |
| 1990 | Track and Field Mt San Antonio College Relays (Mt Sac) | Walnut, California, USA | 5th | 10,000 m, 28:17.4 |
| 1990 | Lilac Bloomsday Run | Spokane, Washington, USA | 6th | 12 km, 35:24 |
| 1990 | San Diego Tribune | San Diego, California, USA | 5th | 10 km, 28:38 |
| 1990 | Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 4th | 10 km, 29:45 |
| 1990 | Steamboat Classic | Peoria, Illinois, USA | 15th | 4 millas, 18:38 |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, Washington, USA | 14th | 10 km, 28:41.53 |
| 1990 | Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | 10th | 10 km, 28:48 |
| 1990 | New York City Marathon | New York, USA | 11th | Marathon, 2:17:01 |
| 1990 | Florida Citrus Bowl Half Marathon | Orlando, Florida | 2nd | Half marathon, 1:02:49 |
| 1991 | Gasparilla Distance Classic | Tampa, Florida, USA | 5th | 15 km, 43:37 |
| 1991 | City of Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, California, USA | 6th | Marathon, 2:15:51 |
| 1991 | IAAF World Crosscountry Championships | Amberes, Bélgica | 107th | 11.77 km, 35:58 |
| 1991 | BankersTrust Drake Relays Road Race | Des Moines, Iowa, USA | 1st | 10 km, 28:15 |
| 1991 | Lilac Bloomsday Run | Spokane, Washington, USA | 7th | 12 km, 35:32 |
| 1991 | Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 6th | 10 km, 29:47 |
| 1991 | Arturo Barrios Invitational | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 5th | 10 km, 28:4 |
| 1991 | Potsdam-Berlin Ekiden- Leg 1 | Berlin, Alemania, Germany | 7th | 8.5 km, 25:03 |
| 1991 | Manchester Road Race | Manchester, Connecticut, USA | 6th | 7.69 km, 22:05 |
| 1991 | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida, USA | 5th | Half marathon, 1:05:17 |
| 1992 | Houston-Tenneco Marathon | Houston Texas USA | 7th | Marathon, 2:15:42 |
| 1992 | Gasparilla Distance Classic | Tampa, Florida, USA | 18th | 15 km, 43:58 |
| 1992 | IAAF World Road Relay Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | |
| 1992 | River Run | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | 10th | 15 km, 44:58 |
| 1992 | Mount SAC Relays | Walnut, California, USA | 21st | 10,000 metros, 28:45.8 |
| 1992 | Lilac Bloomsday Run | Spokane Washington, USA | 04th | 12 km, 35:16 |
| 1992 | RevCo Cleveland | Cleveland Ohio, USA | 05th | 10 km, 29:20 |
| 1992 | Harry Jerome International Track Classic- Heat A | Burnaby Columbia Británica, Canada | 13th | 10,000 metros, 28:36.69 |
| 1992 | Victoria Times- Colonist International Classic | Victoria Columbia Británica,Canada | 15th | 5,000 metros, 13:59.1 |
| 1992 | Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta Georgia, USA | 19th | 10 km, 29:23 |
| 1992 | Utica Boilermaker | Utica New York USA | 15th | 15 km, 45:11 |
| 1992 | Coronado '92 | San Luis Potosi México | 2nd | 9.2 km, 27:27 |
| 1992 | IAAF Diet Coke World Championships | South Shields England | 59th | Half marathon, 1:03:57 |
| 1992 | Nuevo León, Monterrey, Marathon | Monterrey, México | 05th | Marathon, 2:20:18 |
| 1992 | Rio Cali | Cali Colombia | 5th | 11.6 km, 34:33 |
| 1993 | Mexico City Marathon | Ciudad de México | 10th | Marathon, 2:21:01 |
| 1993 | Coronado 93 | San Luis Potosi México | 9th | 10 km, 30:29 |
| 1994 | Walt Disney World Marathon | Orlando Florida, USA | 13th | Marathon, 2:21:35 |
| 1994 | Oxxo Chihuahua | Chihuahua México | 11th | Half marathon, 1:04:05 |
| 1995 | Philadelphia Distance Run | Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA | 13th | Half marathon, 1:03:47 |
| 1995 | Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1st | Marathon, 2:15:09 |
| 1996 | Lilac Bloomsday Run | Spokane Washington, USA | 12th | 12 km, 37:42 |