Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A fagen tseren ƙasa ne ta sami lambar yabo ta farko ta matasa, tana gudu a gasar tseren ƙasa ta 2000 ta IAAF. Timbilil ta dauki lambar azurfa a bayan Vivian Cheruiyot, inda ta kammala gwagwarmayar matan Kenya da suka jagoranci 'yan mata zuwa zinare. A shekara goma sha bakwai, ta sami zaɓi don wasannin Olympics na 2000 na Sydney kuma ta kai wasan karshe na mita 10,000, inda ta gama a matsayi na goma sha huɗu tare da mafi kyawun gudu na 31:50.22. Har ila yau, ta cancanci shiga gasar matasa a gasar zakarun Turai.
2001 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Duniya, amma ta yi nesa da lambar yabo ta lashe lambar yabo kuma ta gama a matsayi na goma sha shida.