Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka wa2007 wakaunza Zersenay menduru yake huru kwazvo, sezvo akabudirira pauswa, track nemugwagwa. Kwenguva yokutanga mubasa rake akakunda vose vaimupikisa, kubatanidza shasha yenguva shanu Kenenisa Bekele, kuti ave
2007 World Cross Country Champion. Mamiriro okunze anopisa muMombasa akamanikidza vamhanyi vanoverengeka kubuda munhangemutange, asi Zersenay akachengeta mwero wake wokupedza anopfuura masekondi makumi maviri pamberi pomumhanyi anotevera. Pahafu yeMarathon yeCaceres, akataura chinangwa chake chekuedza rekodhi yenyika uye, kunyangwe akahwina mujaho, kufamba kwakashata kwakamusiya ari kure nenguva yekurekodha. Akadzokera kuGreat Manchester Run uye zvakare akavandudza zvakanakisisa zvake, achinyora 27:24, asi izvi zvakanga zvisina kukwana kukunda Micah Kogo uyo akakunda munguva yeUnited Kingdom yose-vanouya. Akakwikwidza kuPrefontaine Classic kokutanga, uye akaisa mamaira maviri akanakisa e8: 19.34, kunyangwe aive kure kure kumashure kwemukundi Craig Mottram.