She went from 110 to 142. After giving birth to a daughter, Alina, on April 22, Trujillo could not run for six weeks. But that only gave her 10 weeks of training for Seville, and while she got her mileage up to 80 a week, that was still less than usual. Trujillo's husband, Carlos, a Silicon Valley computer engineer, was waiting for her at the finish line in Seville, while her mother looked after Alina at home. For an esteemed marathoner who's won races like Columbus, Houston, and Big Sur, Trujillo may be the least celebrated U.S. distance runner of the past decade.
American women keep knocking down one barrier after another.
It's not that crazy to imagine three 40-plus marathoners on the 2000 Olympic team. Then there's Trujillo. Many women report getting stronger after childbirth. Then Trujillo began asking for a phone. She wanted to call home to check in on her daughter.