Ashu Kasim Rabo is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon and marathon events.
Education
She competed at the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal and finished in 47th place. Running at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships, she finished 17th and helped the Ethiopian team of Dire Tune and Teyba Erkesso to the team silver medal.
Career
Her personal bests are 68:56 minutes and 2:23:09 hours, respectively. Ashu has represented Ethiopia internationally on three occasions: at the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships, and in the 10,000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games (where she was fourth). She had further success on the track the following year as she was fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games.
Ashu made her marathon debut at the 2009 Paris Marathon and recorded a best of 2:25:49 for fourth place.
In October she attended the Istanbul Marathon as claimed second place behind Bizunesh Urgesa. She ran at the 2010 Prague Marathon and finished in third place with a time of 2:29:54.
She started her 2011 season with a runner-up finish at the Houston Marathon, cross the line after fellow Ethiopian Mamitu Daska. In June she was runner-up at the Freihofer"s Run for Women 5K in New New York
In her second Chinese race that year, she was runner-up to Feyse Tadese at the Shanghai Marathon, crossing the line in 2:24:09 hours.
A half marathon best came at the 2013 RAK Half Marathon the following February, where she ran 68:56 minutes to again finish a place behind Feyse Tadese in tenth. Her best outing was her last of the year: she came third at the Shanghai Marathon in a time of 2:26:34 hours. Ashu was the runner-up at the 2014 Seoul International Marathon, finishing behind Helah Kiprop.
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In October she attempted to defend her title at the Istanbul Marathon, but came fourth while other Ethiopians swept the medals in the women"s race.