Rafael Zepeda

Rafael Zepeda Martínez (born August 22, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican long-distance runner. Certificate in Neuromuscular Bandage, Functional Bandage and Flossband by the Alcalá Institute of Sciences and Specialties of Health, Mexico. He holds a degree in Physical Education, and a Sports Sciences Diploma, Master's degree in Psychology from UNITEC He is a certified trainer by FMAA (Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo) Elite Athlete.

Major competition record

Representing  Mexico

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
1985	America's Chicago	Chicago, Illinois, USA	86th	Marathon, 2:32:58[1]
1987	River Run	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	11th	15 km, 43:48[1]
	Crescent City Classic	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	12th	10 km, 28:28[1]
	Mt San Antonio College Relays (Mt Sac)	Walnut, California, USA	9th	10 km, 28:29.4[1]
	Lilac Bloomsday	Spokane, Washington, USA	7th	12 km, 35:21[1]
	Bolder Boulder	Boulder, Colorado, USA	12th	10 km, 30:15[1]
	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, Oregon, USA	10th	10 km, 29:01.1[1]
	Cascade Run Off	Portland, Oregon, USA	11th	15 km, 44:48[1]
	CAC Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	10,000 m, 29:46.62[2]
	Falmouth Road Race	Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA	21st	11.265 km, 34:03[1]
	Maggie Valley Moonlight Run	Maggie Valley, North Carolina, USA	14th	8 km, 23:55[1]
	National Road Race Championships	Irving, Texas, USA	2nd	12 km
	National Road Race Championships	El Paso-Juarez	3rd	15 km, 44:32[1]
	St Paul Medical Center Texas Stadium	Dallas, Texas, USA	2nd	12 km, 35:01[1]
	New York City Marathon	New York, USA	59th	Marathon, 2:25:50[1]
1988	River Run	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	32nd	15 km, 46:24[1]
	Crescent City Classic	New Orleans Louisiana USA	9th	10 km, 28:57[1]
	Mount San Antonio College Relays	Walnut, California, USA	22nd	10,000 m, 28:49.1[1]
	National Road Race Championships	Boulder, Colorado	7th	10 km, 30:18[1]
	Harry Jerome International Track Classic	Burnaby, Columbia Británica, Canada	14th	5,000 m, 13:48.1[1]
	Times Colonist Dairyland International	Victoria, Columbia Británica, Canada	11th	3,000 m, 08:03.1[1]
	News Dairyland Track Classic	Abbotsford, Columbia Británica, Canada	3rd	10,000 m, 28:23.7[1]
	Steamboat Classic	Peoria, Illinois, USA	6th	4 millas, 18:09[1]
	Parkersburg Homecoming	Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA	4th	Half marathon, 01:05:26
	Mexico City International Marathon	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	Marathon, 2:21:19[3][4]
	Tulsa Run	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	6th	15 km, 43:39[1]
	Old Reliable Run	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	5th	10 km, 28:38[1]
	Pepsi Vulcan Run 10 km	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	1st	10 km, 29:03[5][1]
	Citrus Bowl Half Marathon	Orlando, Florida, USA	3rd	Half marathon, 01:03:58[1]
	Sao Sylvestre	Sao Paulo, Brasil	17th	12.6 km, 38:22[1]
1989	Capital Bank Orange Bowl Bay Bridge Run	Miami, Florida, USA	7th	10 km, 29:40[1]
	Gasparilla Distance Classic	Tampa, Florida, USA	10th	15 km, 43:45[1]
	Jacksonville River Run	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	6th	15 km, 43:53[1]
	America's Ekiden- Leg 3	New York, New York, USA	7th	9.3 km, 27:36[1]
	Mt Sac Relays	Walnut, California, USA	8th	10,000 m, 28:29.2[1]
	Bolder Boulder	Boulder, Colorado, USA	10th	10 km, 30:10[1]
	International Bronislaw Malinowski Memorial track and field	Grudziadz, Polonia	2nd	10,000 m, 28:19.8[1]
	DN Galan	Estocolmo, Suecia	DNF	DNF[1]
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	4th	10,000 m, 30:28[1]
	Copa de las Americas	Colombia	2nd	10,000 m, 30:10[6]
	City of Pittsburgh Great Race	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	5th	10 km, 28:22[6]
	IAAF World Road Relay Championships	New York, USA	4th
	RevistaCorredores	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	15 km, 45:38[6]
	Old Reliable Run	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	7th	10 km, 29:12[6]
	Pepsi Vulcan Run	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	4th	10 km, 29:07[6]
	ARRA Circuit	USA	5th	10 km, 29:07[6]
1990	Gasparilla Distance Run	Tampa, Florida, USA	28th	15 km, 47:20[7][6]
	Azalea Trail Run	Mobile, Alabama, USA	9th	10 km, 28:57[6]
	Track and Field Mt San Antonio College Relays (Mt Sac)	Walnut, California, USA	5th	10,000 m, 28:17.4[6]
	Lilac Bloomsday Run	Spokane, Washington, USA	6th	12 km, 35:24[6]
	San Diego Tribune	San Diego, California, USA	5th	10 km, 28:38[6]
	Bolder Boulder	Boulder, Colorado, USA	4th	10 km, 29:45[6]
	Steamboat Classic	Peoria, Illinois, USA	15th	4 millas, 18:38[6]
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, Washington, USA	14th	10 km, 28:41.53[6]
	Peachtree Road Race	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	10th	10 km, 28:48[6]
	New York City Marathon	New York, USA	11th	Marathon, 2:17:01[6]
	Florida Citrus Bowl Half Marathon	Orlando, Florida	2nd	Half marathon, 1:02:49[8]
1991	Gasparilla Distance Classic	Tampa, Florida, USA	5th	15 km, 43:37[6]
	City of Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, California, USA	6th	Marathon, 2:15:51[6]
	IAAF World Crosscountry Championships	Amberes, Bélgica	107th	11.77 km, 35:58[6]
	BankersTrust Drake Relays Road Race	Des Moines, Iowa, USA	1st	10 km, 28:15[7][6]
	Lilac Bloomsday Run	Spokane, Washington, USA	7th	12 km, 35:32[6]
	Bolder Boulder	Boulder, Colorado, USA	6th	10 km, 29:47[6]
	Arturo Barrios Invitational	Boulder, Colorado, USA	5th	10 km, 28:4[6]
	Potsdam-Berlin Ekiden- Leg 1	Berlin, Alemania, Germany	7th	8.5 km, 25:03[6]
	Manchester Road Race	Manchester, Connecticut, USA	6th	7.69 km, 22:05[6]
	Citrus Bowl	Orlando, Florida, USA	5th	Half marathon, 1:05:17[6]
1992	Houston-Tenneco Marathon	Houston Texas USA	7th	Marathon, 2:15:42[6]
	Gasparilla Distance Classic	Tampa, Florida, USA	18th	15 km, 43:58[6]
	IAAF World Road Relay Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th
	River Run	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	10th	15 km, 44:58[6]
	Mount SAC Relays	Walnut, California, USA	21st	10,000 metros, 28:45.8[6]
	Lilac Bloomsday Run	Spokane Washington, USA	04th	12 km, 35:16[6]
	RevCo Cleveland	Cleveland Ohio, USA	05th	10 km, 29:20[6]
	Harry Jerome International Track Classic- Heat A	Burnaby Columbia Británica, Canada	13th	10,000 metros, 28:36.69[6]
	Victoria Times- Colonist International Classic	Victoria Columbia Británica,Canada	15th	5,000 metros, 13:59.1[6]
	Peachtree Road Race	Atlanta Georgia, USA	19th	10 km, 29:23[6]
	Utica Boilermaker	Utica New York USA	15th	15 km, 45:11[6]
	Coronado '92	San Luis Potosi México	2nd	9.2 km, 27:27[6]
	IAAF Diet Coke World Championships	South Shields England	59th	Half marathon, 1:03:57[6]
	Nuevo León, Monterrey, Marathon	Monterrey, México	05th	Marathon, 2:20:18[9]
	Rio Cali	Cali Colombia	5th	11.6 km, 34:33[9]
1993	Mexico City Marathon	Ciudad de México	10th	Marathon, 2:21:01[9]
	Coronado 93	San Luis Potosi México	9th	10 km, 30:29[6]
1994	Walt Disney World Marathon	Orlando Florida, USA	13th	Marathon, 2:21:35[6]
	Oxxo Chihuahua	Chihuahua México	11th	Half marathon, 1:04:05[9]
1995	Philadelphia Distance Run	Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA	13th	Half marathon, 1:03:47[6]
	Twin Cities Marathon	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1st	Marathon, 2:15:09[10][11][9]
1996	Lilac Bloomsday Run	Spokane Washington, USA	12th	12 km, 37:42[9]