Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I roto i tana kaupapa waitohu, i riro i a Kipyegon nga mētara koura i te 2011 World U18 Championships, me te 2012 World U20 Championships. I te tau 18, kaore ia i tae ki nga hawhe whakamutunga o te 2012 London Olympics, engari i wikitoria ia i nga whakataetae rangatahi i te
2011 me te 2013 World Cross Country Championships, a ka mutu te 5 i te 2013 World Championships.