Whakakīhia te rerenga e whai ake nei: E rua ngā wā i whakataetae a Maeda i te taumata o te ao mō Hapani i te tau 2007: i mutu ia i te tekau mā whitu i roto i te 10,000 mita i te 2007 World Championships, ā, i te tekau mā toru i te
2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships i Udine. Ko nga whakataetae IAAF o te ao e whakahaerehia ana e te IAAF. I timata ia i te marathon i te tau 2009 i te Tokyo Marathon a ka eke ki te tuarua i muri i a Salim Kipsang me te waa 2:11:01 haora. Na tenei i whiwhi aunoa ia i tetahi waahi mo te kapa Toa o te Ao o taua tau. I mutu tana mahi i te 2009 World Championships Marathon, i te 39 o nga waahi, ka whiti i te raina e waru meneti i muri i te kaiwhakaari pai rawa atu a Japan a Atsushi Sato.