Zekiros Adanech (Ethiopian: ዘኪሮስ አዳነች; born 26 March 1982) is an Ethiopian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. For her career, her personal bests were: 31:59.37 in the

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in Sollentuna on 28 June 2005, 1:12.06 in the

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on 28 August 2005, and 2:27.32 in the

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on 13 April 2008. In the 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Adanech finished 16th with a time of 1:13:50, at the time a personal best. After focusing on the 10,000 metres and half marathon early in her career, she moved to the full marathon in 2005. She ran in the

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and won in 2005 with a time of 2:35:55. In 2006, she followed that up with an eighth place finish at the 2006 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:36:48 and a third place finish at the 2006

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with a time of 2:27:38. Adanech has won the

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twice; in 2007, she won with a time of 2:31:43, and the following year she won with a time of 2:31:14, breaking the course record in the process. Her last major race was the 2008

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; she finished second with a personal-best time of 2:27.32.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adanech, Zekiros 1982 births Living people Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners 21st-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian people