Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - he kaikawe tawhiti-roa o Hapani e whakataetae ana i te hawhe marathon me nga whakataetae marathon. I tohu ia i a Japan i te marathon i te 2011 World Championships in Athletics me te whakataetae i te 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, ka riro i a ia te mētara parahi mā te kapa.