Since 1998, Edna went from running 6 miles to 13 miles to 26 miles to 50 and beyond to reach 62. Afterwards, she went on to compete in Ironman races before tackling even greater ultramarathon distances.

In her humble beginnings in Monterrey, Edna had a constant challenge to overcome limits and leave mediocrity behind.

In her teens, she developed a love for ultra-marathons thanks to her aunt Maria Elena, as she attended activities at the Parque Niños Héroes in Monterrey. There she saw Silvia Andoni train, a pioneer in the development of ultra-marathons in Mexico. Silvia taught her it was possible to travel the world by doing sports.

She went from 6.2 miles to 12.4 miles. From 12.4 miles to 25 miles, from 25 miles she reached 50 miles all up to 62 miles. Afterward, she went on to the Ironman competitions and then to the ultra-marathons, which involve running more than 155 miles in several days.

The lack of money didn’t matter. In exchange for doing community services, she got the funds to cross the Atlantic and ran her first big 62-mile race in Belgium.

She gets up every morning at 5 a.m. and begins a long 16-hour work routine online as she did before the health crisis closed her training center’s doors in Pilsen: getting people moving, lifting spirits through exercise.

Edna acted fast. Just as she’s been doing since she was 3 years old when she started playing sports and has kept doing throughout her athletic career.

The mental strength it takes to run ultramarathons always guides her. She knows that with time, guidance, commitment, and desire, everything is possible.

“There is no need to be afraid, or let anything paralyze you. You have to give life a chance to show you how wonderful you are, in any challenge, Edna tells us over the phone at 6:30 am, just 15 minutes after giving her first class of the day.”

Achievements - Marathons - Ultramarathons

100 Mozart - UTMB Austria
June 2023

Kettle Moraine 100 miles
June 2021

Mohican Trail 100 miles
June 2021

Burning River 100 miles
July 2021

Hallucination 100 miles
September 2021

Badger 100 miles
September 2020

A Day of Running 40 Miles
September 2020

Midwest States 100 Miles
August 2020

Coyote Summer Challenge 400 Miles
August 2020

Earth Day Virtual Race 50km
April 2020

Ice Age Trail Endurance 50 Miles
May 2019

Kettle Moraine 100 Miles
June 2018

tBunk 150 Miles
November 2017

Kettle Moraine 100 Miles
June 2018

4 Deserts The Last Desert, Antarctica 209km December 2016

4 Deserts Sahara, Namibia 250km May 2016

4 Deserts Gobi March, China 250km June 2015

4 Deserts Atacama Crossing, Chile 250km March 2013

Hallucination 100 Miles
September 2015

Kettle Moraine 100 Miles
June 2013