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TADESE TOLA
DOB: 10/31/1987
Height: 5'10"
Marital Status: Single
Sponsor: NIKE
Joined ESMI: 2007
Name: Tadese Tola
Specialization: 10,000m to Marathon
Birth Place: Ethiopia
Representing: Ethiopia

Profile:
At the young age of 22, Tola the "city boy" as he is known in Ethiopia, due to the fact that he was born and raised in Addis Ababa; has shown tremendous talent from the track to the road, running a 27:04 at the 10,000m, representing Ethiopia at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. From there Tola shifted his direction to compete mainly on the road in 2009. Tola is more of a silent warrior then a road running star. He approaches all of his events with a quite professionalism that rivals that of a Kobe Bryant or Tiger Woods. To Tola; running is serious business. Tola added to his resume, wins in Falmouth, Ma. and the New York Half-Marathon and San Silviestre 10k in Spain, not to mention Puy En Velay, France. Tadese has been competing mainly on the road, where in 2009 he was the Healthy Kidney 10k Champion. In winning this race Tola, broke the Central Park course record, running a time of 27:48. Tola is planning to run his first Marathon, debuting this October, and is set for a bright future.

Personal Bests:
EVENT TIME RACE / LOCATION DATE
Marathon 2:06:37 Paris Marathon, Paris, France 2010
Half Marathon 59:49 RAK, UAE 2010
10k 27:48 CR New York, NY 2009
21k 60:58 New York, NY 2008
10,000m 27:04 Neerpelt, BEL 2007
3,000m 7:43.70 Herrera, ESP 2007
5,000m 13:33.74 Golden Spike, Ostrava, CZE 2007
20k 57:27 Debrecen, HUN (WC) 2006

Career Highlights:
2010
EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION
Half Marathon 59:49 2nd RAK Half Marathon, UAE
Marathon 2:06:37 1st Paris Marathon, Paris, France
10k 28:49 7th Sunfeast World 10K, Bangalore, India
10K 29:17 3rd Bolder Boulder 10K, Boulder, CO
10K 28:21 6th 19th Corrida Langueux, Langueux, France
10K 28:42 17th Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta, GA.
15K 43:53 6th Utica Boilermaker 15K, Utica, NY

2009
EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION
10k 27:48 CR 1st Healthy Kidney 10k, NYC
10k 28:36 2nd Bolder Boulder 10k, Boulder, CO
8k 22:52.50 3rd Crazy 8s 8k, Kingsport, TN
10k 28:04 Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta, GA.
Half Marathon 61:06 1st The New York City Half Marathon
Marathon 2:15:48 9th Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago, USA
10k 5th The Great Ethiopian Run, Addis Ababa
Mountain Run 43:26 8th Obudu Mountain Run, Lagos, NIG

2008
EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION
10k 1st San Silvestre Vallecana 10k
Half Marathon 5th Delhi, IND
Half Marathon 2nd Virginia Beach, VA
7.05 Miles 1st Falmouth, MA
10k 1st Minneapolis, MN
Half Marathon 60:58 1st New York, NY
10,000m 27:15 5th Eugene, OR
15k 43:49 1st Puy en Velay, FRA

2007
EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION
10,000m 2nd African Champs, ALG
10,000m 1st Trials, Addis Ababa, ETH
10 Miles 1st Washington, DC
Half Marathon 61:11 11th RAK, UAE
12k World XC 37:04 7th Mombasa, KEN




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