Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Pasinei negore rakapfuura rakasimba, akakwanisa kungova wechitanhatu paGood Luck Beijing test event marathon (ine nguva ye2:23:50 maawa) uye ndiye akanga ari mumhanyi wekupedzisira kupedza mu2008 Olympic marathon, iyo yakamutora 2:41:08 maawa kuti apedze kosi yacho. Muna 2009 akahwina muJapan Corporate Team Half Marathon Championships aine nguva ye1: 01:29 maawa (yechipiri yakanakisa yebasa rake) uye aive wechisere pa2009 London Marathon aine kumhanya kwe2: 09:16 maawa. Akanga ari mutambi akanakisa asiri wemuAfrica mumarathon ku2009 World Championships muAthletics, achitora nzvimbo yechitanhatu mumatanho. Akamhanya pa2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, asi vakakwanisa kuwana nzvimbo yechi32 chete. Sato ndiye akakurumidza kumhanya muchikamu chake che10K cheInternational Chiba Ekiden uye akabatsira Japan kuhwina zita mumutambo weekiden relay.