Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau mai i Ramela, Guarda, Portugal, i angitu a Inês Monteiro i nga whakataetae hakinakina ngaio i nga whakataetae whakawhiti whenua: i riro ia ia te mētara hiriwa i te whakataetae rangatahi i te 1998 European Cross Country Championships me te koura i te tau e whai ake nei. I runga i te atamira o te ao, i tae ia ki te 5000 mita whakamutunga i te 1998 World Junior Championships i roto i te Athletics me te whakataetae i te whakataetae rangatahi i te
Ko te 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. I whakapai ake ia i tana tuunga mo te putanga 1999 i Ireland, ka mutu i te tekau ma toru.