#737 - Esteban Trujillo: From Oregon Walk-On, to Quitting Running and Moving to Alaska, to an OTQ and Second Masters Runner at Boston

About this episode

Esteban Trujillo shares his inspiring journey of returning to marathon running after a seven-year break, emphasizing resilience and strategic training.

Join us as Esteban Trujillo shares his inspiring story of returning to marathon running after a seven-year break, fueled by a passion for pushing limits and defying age. From his Oregon cross country days to ultra-competitive Masters racing, Esteban's journey highlights resilience, strategic training, and living the sport authentically. In this episode: Esteban's early days at Oregon with stars like Galen Rupp and Matthew Centrowitz The dramatic story of quitting running at age 27 and living in Alaska How he rediscovered his love for racing and transitioned back into competitive marathon running His approach to training, injury prevention, and mental toughness as a master's athlete Insights on his recent performances, including CIM sub-2:15 and Boston Masters placement The role of coaching with Brad Hudson and the significance of athlete-supported programs like Puma Project 3 Future goals leading to the 2028 Olympic Trials and beyond Unique perspectives on balancing passion, health, and ambition in master’s athletics Sponsors Mount to Coast - Explore the H1, one the most critically acclaimed running shoes of the past year, and all of its road or trail glory, at…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Chittim

Guest: Esteban Trujillo

Topics covered

• marathon running
• resilience
• masters athletics
• training strategies
• personal journey
• Olympic Trials

Keywords

• marathon
• running
• masters athlete
• training
• injury prevention
• mental toughness
• Olympic Trials

Sponsors

Mount to Coast, CurraNZ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Puma Project 3

Products: H1

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