[3] In 2015, Tola won the Lausanne Marathon,[4] and the Basler Stadtlauf [de], a 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) race around the city.

[8][9] In the same year, she won the Switzerland Marathon light [de] half-marathon event in a course record time of 1:09:47.

[12][14] She also finished fourth at the Berlin Marathon,[2] and was in the leading group of four racers, alongside eventual winner Ashete Bekere, Mare Dibaba, and Sally Chepyego Kaptich, for most of the race.

[16] Later in the year, Tola won the 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi) Murtenlauf [de] race from Murten to Fribourg in a course record time of 57:50.

[20] In 2020, Tola won the Madrid 10k Run, beating pre-race favourite Ruth Chepng'etich.

[25] Later in the year, she came third at the 2021 Berlin Marathon,[26] finishing behind fellow Ethiopians Gotytom Gebreslase and Hiwot Gebrekidan.