Whakakī i te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ahakoa te tau kaha o mua, i whakahaerehia e ia te tuaono anake i te Good Luck Beijing marathon whakamatautau (me te wa o te 2: 23: 50 haora) a ko ia te kaihauturu whakamutunga ki te whakaoti i te
2008 Olympic marathon, i tangohia e ia 2:41:08 haora ki te whakaoti i te akoranga. I te tau 2009 ko ia te kaihauturu i te Japanese Corporate Team Half Marathon Championships me te waa 1:01:29 haora (te tuarua o tana mahi) me te tuawaru i te 2009 London Marathon me te rere o 2:09:16 haora. Ko ia te kaiwhakaari pai-kore-Awherika i te marathon i te 2009 World Championships in Athletics, e noho ana i te tuaono o nga waahi. I oma ia i te 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, engari i eke ia ki te 32 o nga waahi katoa. Ko Sato te tere rawa atu i tana waewae 10K o te International Chiba Ekiden me te awhina i a Japan ki te wikitoria i te taitara i te huihuinga ekiden relay.