Tekeste Kebede
ETHIOPIA
BIRTHDATE:
August 14, 1981
PERSONAL BEST:
2:09:49 (Boston, 2009)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
20Apr09 Boston Marathon 4th 2:09:49
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
18Jan09 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon 2nd 2:10:36
11Oct08 Under Armour Baltimore Marathon 2nd 2:13:00
01Jun08 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon 5th 2:12:10
20Apr08 Nagano International Marathon 7th 2:15:21
10Dec06 Honolulu Marathon 8th 2:26:16
04Jun06 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon 5th 2:13:15
04Dec05 New Las Vegas Marathon 3rd 2:14:38
05Jun05 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon 5th 2:13:16
26Mar05 Xiamen Marathon 3rd 2:12:03
04Dec04 Moha Addis Ababa City Marathon 3rd 2:24:02
06Jun04 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon 3rd 2:11:48
11Jan04 Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon 10th 2:20:16
CAREER NOTES:
Tekeste Kebede waited a long time to cross the finish in a World Marathon Major, but it paid off as his debut at Boston 2009 saw him finish in fourth place with his first lifetime sub-2:10 time.
Kebede was coming off two staight second-place marathon finishes. He has also finished third in four different marathons since he began competing in 2004 and has 10 career top 10 finishes. Before concentrating on the marathon, Kebede ran road races on the U.S. circuit. He began running in high school and excelled at the 5,000m and 10,000m.
PERSONAL NOTES:
Training at altitude in Addis Ababa, Kebede lists 1989 Boston Marathon Champion Abebe Mekonnen as a mentor who helped him in his early training and enlisted him in the Police Force Club Kebede has three brothers and one sister and his parents are civil servants. His hobbies are watching films and listening to music.
