Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaita kutanga kwake kumhanya nhangemutange yemarathon paNobueoka Marathon, iyo yaakapedza nenguva ya 2:18:48. Akaitawo mutambo wake wepasi rose gore iroro, achikwikwidza pa2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships uye achitora 53rd nzvimbo yakazara. Akanga ari wegumi nerimwe pa2005 World Half Marathon Championships
, izvo zvaive zvakanaka zvakakwana kubatsira Japan kupedza yechitatu mumakwikwi echikwata. Akakunda Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon muna 2006, achiputsa runyorwa rwekukunda nevatambi veKenya. Akavandudza marathon yake yakanakisisa paLake Biwa Marathon mwedzi wakatevera, achitora nzvimbo yechipiri kuna José Ríos ne 2:10:20.