Career
She competed at the Olympic Games, but did not finish her 10,000 metres race. Tufa equaled the 15 Kilometres road running African record of 46:57 minutes in Nijmegen in November 2008. Elana Meyer had run the same time in 1991.
She competed in her first mountain race at the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria.
She ran strongly, leading the race until the last 400 m. However, she failed to finish as she collapsed due to severe dehydration 50 m from the finish line and was treated by a medical team
She took third place at the Dam tot Damloop 10-mile run in September 2010, finishing with a time of 52:43. Personal bests 3000 metres - 8:47.41 (2006).