Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Kitwara, mupurisa nebasa rake, akahwina muRotterdam Half Marathon muna 2009 nenguva ye58:58 <unk> nhoroondo yemugwagwa iyo yakamuita iye chete mumhanyi wechitanhatu kupedzisa kumhanya kwemaminitsi asingasviki makumi mashanu nemapfumbamwe. Pakutanga kwegore Kitwara akakunda imwe hombe hafu yemarathon, iyo Guta-Pier-Guta hafu yemarathon muThe Hague, achirova Haile Gebrselassie munzvimbo yechipiri, pamwe nekukunda paPeachtree Road Race. Akagadzira rekodhi idzva remakwikwi re 27:25.6 paWorld's Best 10K muna Kukadzi gore iro. Kitwara akakunda mujaho wemamita zviuru gumi paKenya Trials muna Chikumi 2009, achiwana nzvimbo muchikwata chenyika che2009 World Championships muBerlin. Zvisinei, akazobviswa muchikwata neAthletics Kenya nekuda kwekutora chikamu mumakwikwi emigwagwa mushure mekuedzwa. Zvisinei, akakwikwidza pa2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
muBirmingham, vachipedza vari gumi.