Overview

• Organizers said Alene felt unwell during a training session and was taken to a hospital, where she could not be saved.
• She won the adidas Stockholm Marathon in May 2025 in 2:30:38, finishing six seconds ahead of fellow Ethiopian Muluhabt Tsega.
• Over 27 career marathons, she recorded 12 victories and nine additional podiums, with a personal best of 2:27:26 at the Cape Town Marathon in October 2023.
• Teammates and an Ethiopian coach remembered her as a determined competitor, a supportive friend, and a role model for young girls.
• Reports note she had been living in Mexico while training in Ethiopia, and her earlier achievements include a 2010 Mount Washington Road Race course record of 1:08:21.