Whakakīhia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te tau 1999, i eke a Leghzaoui ki te rere ma te whakapai ake i tana rekoata whaiaro 3000 mita mo te meneti kotahi me te pakaru i te rekoata o te Ao mo te whakataetae ara 10K. Ko ia te tuawhitu i te whakataetae poto a nga wahine i te
1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, e arahi ana i nga Moroccans ki te mētara parahi i te whakataetae kapa. I runga i te ara, i oma ia i te 10,000 mita i te 1999 World Championships in Athletics, engari kaore i oti te whakataetae. I te tau 2000, i wikitoria ia i te huihuinga whakawhiti whenua o Cinque Mulini ka riro i a ia te taitara 5000 mita i te 2000 African Championships in Athletics i muri mai i taua tau.