Akanyoresa mumakwikwi eRas Al Khaimah Half Marathon muna Kukadzi 2008 uye nhangemutange yakaita kuti Atsede anyore nguva yakafanana neyaSalina Kosgei naPamela Chepchumba, muEthiopia achitora nzvimbo yechitatu pachigaro. Akatora vatambi vaviri zvakare mwedzi wakatevera paLisbon Half Marathon asi, apo maKenya akapedza 1 × 2, Atsede aive wechitanhatu mumakwikwi. Nokuda kwe2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, akatungamira timu yevakadzi veEthiopia Zvisinei, akarohwa nevatatu vevavakidzani vake uye nzvimbo yake yechisere yakamusiya kunze kwemenduru dzega uye dzechikwata. Akatora vaviri vevakwikwidzi vake venyika (Aselefech Mergia naGetanesh Getanah) kuDelhi Half Marathon munaNovember asi zvakare akapedza kumashure kwavo, kunyangwe nguva yake ye1: 09: 37 yakanga yakwana nzvimbo yechina. Akavhara gore racho nekupedza nzvimbo yechitatu pamusangano weBahir Dar Cross Country.