Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I riro ia hei toa marathon o Ahia i te tau 2002. I wikitoria ia i te mētara parahi i nga Taakaro o Ahia i te tau 2006, ka mutu i te tuaono i te 2007 World Championships in Athletics, i muri i tana hoa whenua a Tsuyoshi Ogata. I āhei ia mō te
2008 Olympic Games, engari kihai i tīmata.