Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kutanga kwake kupinda mumutambo wenyika yose wemitambo yakaderera kwakauya muna 2002, apo akapinda
2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships muDublin. Kunyange zvazvo akanga akapfeka shangu dzisina kumukodzera uye akanga achinetseka paakanzwa pfuti yokutanga kokutanga, akakwanisa kupedza ari panzvimbo yechi30 aine nguva yemaminiti 36 nemasekonzi 37. Zvisinei, akaramba ari kure nemukundi Kenenisa Bekele. Akakwikwidza mumakwikwi ake ekutanga eIAAF World Half Marathon Championships muna Chivabvu wegore iroro, achipedza kunze kwevatambi vepamusoro makumi maviri nenguva ye1: 03: 05. Akakwikwidza panhandare paAfrican Athletics Championships, achitora nzvimbo yechitanhatu mumakwikwi emamita zviuru gumi muRadès, Tunisia, achipedzisa gore rakaderera rekutanga.