Sylvia Mosqueda (born April 8, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American long distance runner notable for hard front running over an extended career at an elite level.

[5][6] She had previously won the Run Across Los Angeles 10 mile race in similar fashion, just because it fell between her college seasons.

SAC Relays and was leading the Olympic Trials 10000 metres deep into the race before succumbing to the Atlanta heat and humidity, not finishing.

1:09.51 First overall She was on the US squad for the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 42nd in the "Long Race" and taking a team silver medal.

[22] In 2006, she joined the all female See Jane Run team, which has won numerous open national championships with a senior group of elite women.

[23] In 2007, she was named head coach of the Los Angeles City College Track and Cross Country teams[3] That same year she was named "W40 Masters Age Division Runner of the Year"[24] following Masters wins at the Cooper River Bridge Run and the Gate River Run and a second place showing at the Peachtree Road Race.

[20] In 2009, she won the Masters Division of the prestigious Carlsbad 5000[25] According to a USATF press release, in her spare time, she enjoys salsa dancing.