Her opening race of 2014 was March's Roma-Ostia Half Marathon and in her debut over the distance she finished in third place with a time of 68:53 minutes. She was chosen to represent her country at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships later that month and was the leading Ethiopian in a Kenya-dominated race. Her finishing time of 68:46 minutes was a new personal best and brought her sixth place, as well as a team silver medal. She continued on the international road circuit and was sixth at the World 10K Bangalore and tenth at the Luanda Half Marathon. She returned to the Great Ethiopian Run in November but was edged out of the title by Wude Ayalew. At the São Silvestre Road Race on New Year's Eve, she was again runner-up.