Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau mai ia i Nijmegen, i timata ia i tana whakataetae a-ao i roto i te rerenga whenua, i whakataetae i te waahanga rangatahi o te 2002 European Cross Country Championships me te whakaoti i te 34th. I hoki mai ia i te putanga 2003, engari i eke ia ki te 69th i taua whakamatau. Ko ana mētara tuatahi o te ao i tae mai i te 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, i reira ia te toa koura i runga i te 3000 mita me te toa parahi i te 1500 mita. I tae mai ōna whakataetae ao tuatahi i te tau i muri mai: i eke ia ki te tūranga 71 i te whakataetae rangatahi i te
2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, engari kaore i mutu i te 3000 m i te 2004 World Junior Championships i Athletics. I pai ake tana mahi i te taumata whenua, i te 39 o nga 2004 European Cross Country Championships.