Runners to watch in the Boston Marathon

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Tadese Tola

Number: 6

Personal Best: Frankfurt, 2010 – 2:06:31

Age: 23

Country: Ethiopia

Boston Marathon: Debut.

Of Note: Tola made his marathon debut in Chicago in 2009, finishing ninth in 2:15:48. Since then, Tola has continued to improve, winning the 2010 Paris Marathon in 2:06:41. Riding that momentum, Tola set a personal best last April in Frankfurt (2:06:31), where he placed second. He has some experience stateside, twice running the New York City half marathon and competing in the 2008 Falmouth Road Race.