And another female elite athlete who will run #SCMM 2015 is Dinknesh Mekash (ETH/1985) Dinknesh, which means “wondrous one” in Amharic, grew up in the town of Bekoji, the renowned “Town of Runners”. As a young athlete she was brought to Addis Ababa by the organization ‘Running Across Borders’ and given coaching, accommodation and support to pursue a running career. She was the first to be part of the program and a classic example of what they are trying to do in East Africa: use sport to help youth achieve success in life. In 2010, Mekash traveled outside of her country for the first time, flying to Scotland to participate in the Loch Ness Marathon. She won in 2:46:39. She was surprised by seeing radiators used for heating the home. The arrival of the mail each day also caught her attention. She was inspired by her niece Elfenesh Alemu (4th in 2004 Olympic marathon, 2003 Tokyo winner) in the beginning of her running career. After a second place in Mumbai in 2013 and a win in 2014, she hopes to defend her title successfully! 2014: Hengshui Marathon - 3rd place 2014: Hamburg Marathon - 2nd place - 2:27:29 2014: Mumbai Marathon - 1st place - 2:28:08 2013: Paris Marathon - 4th place - 2:25:09 2013: Mumbai Marathon - 2nd place - 2:28:46
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:30:00 +0000
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