Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - Ko tana putanga tuatahi i runga i te atamira o te ao i puta i te 1997 World Championships in Athletics a ka mutu ia i te tuawaru i te whakamutunga o te 10,000 mita. I te 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
I mutu ia i te 15 o nga whakataetae katoa i roto i te whakataetae roa o nga wahine. Whai muri i te waahi kua ngaro i te 1999 World Championships in Athletics, i tohu ia i Awherika ki te Tonga i nga Orimipia mo te wa tuatoru me te whakamutunga, engari i whakahaerehia i te waahi 31 i te marathon wahine me te waa 2:36:58.