Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I puta ia i Lelboinet Secondary School i te tau 1998. I te tau e whai ake nei ka tohu ia mo te 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, i mutu ai ia i te tuaono i te whakataetae rangatahi. I whakauruhia ia e te ope taua o Kenya i te tau 2001.