Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - Ko tana whakataetae nui tuatahi ko te 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships a ka mutu ia i te tuarima o nga waahi i roto i te whakataetae roa ka awhina i te mutunga o Kenya i te whakataetae roopu. I noho a Rutto hei kaikawe rangatira i te 10k ki te hawhe tawhiti marathon: i wikitoria ia i te 2001 Beach to Beacon race, a ko ia te toa o Kenya i te 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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