Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I whanau mai ia i te rohe o Kanagawa, i tiimata tana whakataetae a-ao i te 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ahakoa i mutu ia i te 19 o nga waahi, he nui tenei hei awhina i a Japan ki te mētara parahi a nga waahine. I patu ia i te parahi a te roopu i te tau e whai ake nei, i tenei wa i te 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships
I mutu ia i te tekau mā toru o te katoa, ā, i oma ia i te hawhe marathon, ko tōna wā tino pai, ko te 1:09:26 haora.