Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I whānau mai ia ki Toluca, i whakataetae ia i ōna whakataetae nui tuatahi, i ngā whakataetae o te ao i te tau 2000. I oma ia i te whakataetae roa i te 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, i tohu ia i Mexico i te 2000 Summer Olympics neke atu i te 5000 mita, ana i whakataetae mo nga kaihautu i te 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
i Veracruz, i reira ko ia te 37 o te katoa. I tiimata ia i te tawhiti marathon i te tau 2001 a ko ia te kaihauturu i te Lalá Marathon i Torreón. I whakataetae a Rodríguez ki te ao neke atu i te 5000 m i taua tau i te 2001 World Championships in Athletics.