Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko tōna whakataetae nui tuatahi ko te 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
I mutu ia i te tuarima o te whakataetae roa, ā, i āwhina ia ki te whakaū i tētahi mutunga rangatira o Kenya i te whakataetae kapa. I noho a Rutto hei kaikawe rangatira i nga tawhiti 10k ki te hawhe marathon: i wikitoria ia i te 2001 Beach to Beacon race, a ko ia te toa o Kenya i te 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships me te oma o 1:00:43 mo te tuaono.