Biography
Charles Trujillo has come a long way from being a pool rat, riding his Big Wheel, and outrunning the neighborhood bully! He began his running career by setting the 1984 Colorado State record at Northglenn High School in the two-mile event. Following that early success, Trujillo was awarded a full-running scholarship to the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1984. At CU he won three Big Eight titles and earned three NCAA D1 All-American Certificates. After graduating from CU, Trujillo coached track and field at CU before racing professionally for six years on team Reebok. During that time he joined two US world teams, finishing 11th overall at the Junior World Cross Country Championships in Portugal, and competing in the World Half Marathon Championships in Oslo, Sweden.
After training in Mexico for three months prior to the 1998 Boston Marathon, at the age of 33, Trujillo decided to retire from competitive running. Over the years his body had gotten pretty banged up and he no longer could manage the training required to be competitive in long distances. Two knee surgeries during his college career did not help. In short, Trujillo was burned out and getting whupped in races! So he stepped away from the sport. By 2010, Trujillo felt that 12 years away from competitive running had actually helped his body recover from all those years of hard-core training and racing. It has taken more than two years to get back into top racing form, but the hard work has paid off. After turning 45 in 2011, Trujillo decided to resurrect his athletic career, but now as a triathlete.
After only eight races in his first triathlon season in 2011, he realized that he could still lay the hammer down! Competing as a true master’s division amateur has brought him a great deal of personal satisfaction, and regularly beating fast guys half his age feels pretty good too. His first place finish overall at the Denver Sprint Triathlon and a fourth place in LA in 2011 persuaded him to set his sights even higher moving forward. He now plans to train and race with a vengeance, with the goal of dominating his age group and being a serious overall podium threat at every race he enters.
Personal Records
Mile 4:12
1500 3:53
3200 9:29
Indoor 2 mile 8:47
3 Mile 13:45
5k 14:12
10k 29:08
Half 67:02
Marathon 2:32:07
750 M Swim Sprint 11:35
20k Bike Sprint 29:56
5k Sprint 17:11
Average Transition 30 sec.
Vitals
Age: 55
Height: 5’7
Weight: 140lbs
Nationality: Spanish
Born: United States
Current Residence: Denver, Colorado
Preferred Triathlon Distance: Sprint
Age Group: 55-60
Club Affiliation: RMTC | BRR
Classification: Elite Amateur
Sponsors: Penzii, Kuvinn
Years as a runner: 13
Years as a triathlete: 12
Accomplishments
10 x US World Championship Team Member
10 x US Triathlon All American
2017 ITU Draft Legal Triathlon World Qualifier Champion
2 x D1 XC & Track Field All-American
3 x D1 Big Eight Conference Champion
1984 3200 Meter Colorado State Champion
Podiums
41 Victorys
15 Second
5 Third
Every year I structure my race schedule to focus on the top State, National, and World Championship events in Duathlon, Triathlon and Running.
2022
APRIL 9
MAY 1
JUNE 19
JUNE 25
JUNE 26
JULY 16
JULY 23
AUG 6-7
OCT 22
NOV 19
Barkin Dog Sprint Duathlon
USAT DL Sprint Duathlon National Champs
Sunshine Hill Climb
Lake to Lake Sprint Triathlon
Boulder Sunrise Sprint Duathlon
Lookout Mountain Hill Climb
Tri Boulder Sprint Triathlon State Champs
USAT Age Group National Championships
USATF Masters 5k XC National Champs
USATF Colorado 5k State Road Champs
Denver, Colorado
Irving, Texas
Boulder, Colorado
Loveland, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Golden, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Boulder, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
AG: 1st
AG: 3rd
2021
MAY 22
JUNE 26
AUG 15
SEPT 11
OCT 15
NOV 13
NOV 20
DEC 11
USAT DL Sprint Duathlon National Champs
Lake to Lake Sprint Triathlon
Steamboat Sprint Triathlon
Little Foot Sprint Triathlon
AG Sprint World Championships
USAT DL Sprint Triathlon National Champs
USATF 5k Colorado State Championships
USATF Club XC National Championships
Tuscaloosa, AL
Loveland, CO
Steamboat, CO
Morrison, CO
Bermuda
Tempe, AZ
Denver, CO
Tallahassee, FL
AG: 2nd, 2nd
AG: 1st
AG: 2nd
AG: 2nd
Canceled
AG: 5th
AG: 1st
AG: ----
