Her third consecutive Olympic selection came at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she ran in the final of the 10,000 m. Domestically, she was second at the Lala Marathon and won the Monterrey Marathon. She also secured fourth place at the Berlin Half Marathon. She came second to Margarita Tapia at the 2009 Lala Marathon, but was later upgraded to first as Tapia failed her post-race drugs test. She made her represented Mexico internationally in the marathon for the first time at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not manage to finish the race. She ended the year with an appearance at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and registered her highest placing at a world event, coming 21st overall.