Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ahakoa te kaha o te tau kua hipa, i eke ia ki te tuaono anake i te marathon whakamatautau a Good Luck Beijing (me te waa o te 2: 23 haora 50) a ko ia te kaihauturu whakamutunga i mutu i te marathon Olympic 2008, i tangohia e ia te 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 ki te tūranga 32 noa iho. 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.