Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I muri i te wānanga, ka tīmata ia ki te whai wāhi ki ngā whakataetae oma rori. Ko ia te tuatoru i te 2005 USA 20K Championships i whiwhi ai ia i tetahi waahi mo te 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, i te wahi i noho ai ia i te rua tekau i roto i te waa whaiaro o 1:03:32 haora. I tiimata ia i te tau 2006 me te rekoata whaiaro mo te 63:07 meneti mo te hawhe marathon, ka eke ki te tuarua o nga whakataetae whakataetae a motu i Houston, Texas. Ko te tuarima o nga waahi i te USA Cross Country Championships i arahi ki te ahua i te 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ahakoa i whakahaerehia e ia te waahi 76 anake i te whakataetae roa. I whakatauhia e ia te 5000 mita te pai o te 13:36.33 meneti i muri tata mai, a ko te tuawhitu i te 10,000 mita i te USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Ko tana whakataetae marathon tuatahi i tae mai i te 2006 Chicago Marathon a ka mutu ia i te huihuinga i te wa o te 2:15:50 haora mo te rua tekau.