Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko tana wa pai rawa atu mo te 3: 55.65 meneti mo te rere maero he rekoata Finnish. I whakatauhia e ia he rekoata Pakeha i raro i te 20 meneti mo te 7: 43.20 meneti mo te 3000 mita i te 1977. I a ia e tamariki ana, i riro i a ia nga taitara 1500 mita i te European Athletics Junior Championships i te 1975 me te 1977, me te parahi perehi i te whakataetae junior i te
1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Ko te tuatahi o nga whakataetae o te ao. I te taumata motu, i wikitoria ia i te tawhiti waenga-roa i te Finnish Athletics Championships i te 1977, i wikitoria i te taitara 1500 m tuarua i te 1979 me te tango i nga taitara whakawhiti whenua poto e toru i waenga i te 1977 me te 1980. He toa ā-motu ā-whā hoki ia.