Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I rere ia i nga wa katoa i te tau 2009 ka tiimata i te United States. I wikitoria ia i te Monument Avenue 10K, Cooper River Bridge Run, me nga whakataetae Bolder Boulder, me te tuarua i te Bay To Breakers. I kaha ia i te Falmouth Road Race 7-miler i Akuhata, i wikitoria i roto i te waa 31:41 meneti. I tana tīpakonga tuatahi o te ao, i rere ia i te
2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships: ahakoa ko ia anake te tekau ma tahi i te katoa, i arahina e ia nga tangata o Etiopia ki te mētara parahi i te whakataetae kapa. I hoki mai ia ki te Delhi Half Marathon i te marama o Noema ka eke ano ki te tuawha. I riro i a ia tana wikitoria tuatahi i te Great Ethiopian Run i tera marama, i te taha o Abera Kuma i te mutunga.