Fotyen Tesfay

Fotyen Tesfay is a talented long-distance runner from Ethiopia, known for her exceptional performances in international cross-country and road races. She has garnered attention for her strong finishes in competitive marathons and half-marathons, establishing herself as one of the promising athletes in the long-distance running scene.

Personal Bests

10 Kilometres Road

29:42

1/12/2025

Half Marathon

1:03:21

10/27/2024

5000 Metres

Memorial van Damme

14:28.53

9/14/2024

10,000 Metres

29:47.71

6/14/2024

5 Kilometres Road

14:41

4/27/2024

Major Championships

The XXXIII Olympic Games - 10,000 Metres

30:46.93

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Who Is Fotyen Tesfay? Meet The Woman Who Ran 2:10 In Her Marathon Debut, No. 2 All-Time

CITIUS MAG

8 months ago

Fotyen Tesfay announced herself as a marathon superstar in her very first attempt at the distance, running 2:10:51 at the Zurich Barcelona Marathon on Sunday, which is the fastest women's marathon debut in history and second only to Ruth Chepngetich's world record. How dominant was it: Tesfay won by nearly eight minutes, finishing in 2:10:51 while runner-up Joan Jepkosgei Kiplimo crossed in 2:18:42. The context: Tesfay, 28, entered the race as the third-fastest women's half marathoner in history. She more than lived up to that billing, hitting halfway in 1:05:05 and reaching 40km on world record pace before wind in the final stretch slowed her closing split. She had bigger goals: Tesfay's target was Chepngetich's world record of 2:09:56, set in Chicago in 2024. She fell 55 seconds short — but was unapologetic about what comes next. What she said: Tesfay told race broadcasters the wind cost her in the final miles, adding: "In the next marathon I would like to try for the world record." Listen to the full episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast here ⬇️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CixWL4EPvJmsIettR56VP APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-track-field-ncaa-indoor-championships/id1204506559?i=1000755689529 FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

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This Week In Track & Field: NCAA Indoor Championships Recap (Jane Hedengren/Habtom Samuel/Colin Sahlman Are Stars); Fotyen Tesfay’s 2:10 Marathon Debut; NYC Half Results + Grant Fisher’s Debut

March 17, 2026

Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber unpack all of the action from this weekend.

We’re talking about a nineteen-year-old freshman from BYU who just walked into the NCAA Indoor Championships and dismantled the field in not one but two distance events. A triple crown is complete for Habtom Samuel. A DQ controversy that had coaches filing protests and athletes biting their tongues. Sprint performances so fast they’re rewriting the record books — again. And a 28-year-old Ethiopian woman who showed up to her first-ever marathon and basically said, ‘yeah, this is fine, I’ll take second all-time.’

Oh, and New York City threw the biggest half marathon in American history, and we somehow need to talk about Grant Fisher’s debut...which, depending on who you ask, was either a totally reasonable first step or terrible.

In this week’s episode:

– Intro & headlines

– Habtom Samuel’s triple crown is complete: men’s 5,000m

– DQ controversy: men’s 3,000m

– Jane Hedengren makes history: 3K & 5K double

– Carter Cutting seizes the moment: men’s mile

– Back-to-back for Wilma Nielsen: women’s mile

– Chepngetich’s redemption arc & Arkansas 1-2

– Record night in the sprints: three collegiate records fall

– Fotyen Tesfay: second-fastest women’s marathon ever, on debut

– NYC Half recap

– Grant Fisher’s NYC Half debut: hot takes and cooler heads

– The Adeajah Hodge doping suspension explained

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All-Time Marks and National Records Fall At The 2025 Berlin Half Marathon | Highlights

FloTrack

over 1 year ago

Check out some of the highlights from the 2025 Berlin Half Marathon, which took place on April 6th, 2025. Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) won the women's race, running 1:03:35 for the fifth fastest all-time half marathon mark. Gemechu Dida (ETH) won the men's race, running 58:43 minutes, while Amanal Petros of Germany placed third, running a new German record of 59.31. #berlinhalf #replay Website: http://flosports.link/3p20lTj Subscribe: http://flosports.link/3p4YLQp Get the FloSports iOS app: http://bit.ly/FloTrackiOSApp_9 Follow FloTrack Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FloTrack Twitter: https://twitter.com/flotrack Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FloTrack

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Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber unpack all of the action from this weekend.

In this week’s episode:

– Intro & headlines

– Habtom Samuel’s triple crown is complete: men’s 5,000m

– DQ controversy: men’s 3,000m

– Jane Hedengren makes history: 3K & 5K double

– Carter Cutting seizes the moment: men’s mile

– Back-to-back for Wilma Nielsen: women’s mile

– Chepngetich’s redemption arc & Arkansas 1-2

– Record night in the sprints: three collegiate records fall

– Fotyen Tesfay: second-fastest women’s marathon ever, on debut

– NYC Half recap

– Grant Fisher’s NYC Half debut: hot takes and cooler heads

– The Adeajah Hodge doping suspension explained

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Hosts: Chris Chavez | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chris_j_chavez⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Kyle Merber | ⁠⁠⁠@kylemerber⁠⁠⁠

Produced by: Jasmine Fehr |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@jasminefehr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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