Rojas grew up in a running family—her dad and coach is former professional runner and 1979 Bolder Boulder champion Ric Rojas. She walked onto the track and cross-country teams at the University of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, and after graduating, she competed as a professional triathlete before eventually shifting her focus to long-distance running. Rojas went on to win the 2019 Grandma’s Marathon, where she set her personal best of 2:28:09 in her second time racing the distance.
I was also able to focus on coaching, though that was also a challenge because many of my athletes quit their training once there were no races to train for. Like many people, I lost a lot of money and had to get creative and find new opportunities for myself.
Mentally believing in myself through winning some races, being able to compete with girls I never thought I could, and having some great workouts have been the biggest game-changers for me over the last couple of years. I’m feeling like my races just fell into place and my running came together right at the last minute this year. I’m so happy and grateful to be a part of the Trials and to be healthy and running well again.
Yes, I always do that one, and as well as the “power pose” where you put your fist in the air. I do a lot of self-affirmation, telling myself that I can run with and compete with these girls. I also write a lot of this down and do a lot of visualizing of how I want my race to go.
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