Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nzvimbo yechinomwe mumakwikwi eKenya muna 2011 zvinoreva kuti haana kusarudzwa kumakwikwi epasi rose, asi gakava pakati paLeonard Komon neAthletics Kenya rakaona Tanui achinyorerwa semutsivi wekupedzisira. Akapfuurira kupedza
2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships semutambi akanakisa wenyika yake nekutora menduru yesirivheri, masekondi maviri kumashure kwemukundi wemujaho Imane Merga. Tanui akatungamirirawo vaKenya kuhwina menduru yegoridhe nechikwata. Nzvimbo yechitatu paTrofeo Alàsport inosangana shure kwaMerga naCaleb Ndiku yakaunza mwaka wake wenyika yepakati kusvika kumagumo. Akamhanya nhevedzano yezvakanakisa zvemujaho gore iro kutanga ne10,000 metres kumhanya kwemaminetsi makumi maviri nemashanu nemakumi matanhatu nemakumi matanhatu nemakumi matanhatu nemakumi matanhatu nemakumi matanhatu nematanhatu kuti awane nzvimbo yechina paPrefontaine Classic, nguva ye13:04.65 min ye5000 m muBarcelona uyezve 3000 metres yakanakisa ye7: 50.88 min muArzana. Semumwe wevaKenya vanomhanya kupfuura 10,000 m gore iro, akasarudzwa kukwikwidza muchiitiko ichocho pa2011 World Championships muAthletics. Zvisinei, akamhanya zvishoma zvishoma kupfuura nguva yake yakanakisisa mumakwikwi ekupedzisira uye akapedza wechipfumbamwe.