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Quick Facts
Age:
28 (March 26, 1982)
Hometown: Tigray region
Residence: Addis Ababa
Affiliation: adidas
Coach: Dr. Yilma Berta
Personal Bests:
Half-Marathon 1:12:06A (2005)
Marathon 2:27:32 (2008) |
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Career Highlights
- 16th, 2004 World Half Marathon Championships
- 1st, 2005 Reims Marathon
- 3rd, 2006 Rome Marathon
- 1st, 2007 PF Chang's Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon
- 1st, 2008 PF Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
- 2nd, 2008 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon
- 2nd, 2008 ING Amsterdam Marathon
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Background
 As a child, Adanech started off as a sprinter and high jumper. She was so excited to run that in her first high school race, she didn’t warm up or even change out of her dress. When she was about 15, she won a major inter-high school competition at 200 meters and 400 meters, but also soon won a regional 3000 and traveled to Addis Ababa for the championships. While there, she was selected to stay and train. In 2001 she joined the Prison Police Club, and has been competing for the national team ever since.
Although her family did not approve of her running (“They just wanted me to be a housewife”), Adanech persevered and in 2007 won the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon by more than four minutes. |
