Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I uru a Kibet ki te 2008 London Marathon ka mutu i te 11th, engari kaore i tino rite na te whara. He kaitono mutunga ia ki te 2008 Olympic Marathon
, i muri i te wehenga atu o Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot. Kāore a Kibet i whakaoti i te whakataetae Olympic. I mutu ia i te tau e pouri ana i te wikitoria i te Singapore Marathon i te marama o Tihema, i whakatakoto i tetahi rekoata hou mo te 2:13:01.