Football coach Carlos Trujillo completes his 11th marathon
After Contreras offensive coordinator Carlos Trujillo did his job Friday night in his team’s 39-14 win over Hollywood, he was picked up by car and taken to Los Angeles International Airport to catch a red-eye flight to Chicago so he could complete the 11th marathon of his life.
“I’ll never be crazy enough to make one,” Contreras head coach Manuel Guevara said.
Running 26.2 miles is a real challenge, but Trujillo has found something he loves and the players admire his commitment.
“The entire university [team] I wished him luck,” Guevara said. “It teaches the kids that coaches challenge themselves in different ways.”
He’ll be back in practice Tuesday as Contreras (4-3, 2-0) prepares for a key League Central matchup against Bernstein on Thursday night.
Trujillo, 43, said he started running marathons when he was head coach at North Hollywood. He has run marathons in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York in addition to Chicago.
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