Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaita kutanga kwake kumhanya nhangemutange yemarathon paNobueoka Marathon, iyo yaakapedza nenguva ya 2:18:48. Akaitawo mutambo wake wepasi rose gore iroro, achikwikwidza pa2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
ndokutora nzvimbo yechi 53 yose. Akanga ari gumi nerimwe paWorld Half Marathon Championships ya2005, izvo zvaive zvakanaka zvakakwana kubatsira Japan kupedza wechitatu mumakwikwi echikwata. Akakunda Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon muna 2006, achiputsa runyorwa rwekukunda nevatambi veKenya. Akavandudza marathon yake yakanakisisa paLake Biwa Marathon mwedzi wakatevera, achitora nzvimbo yechipiri kuna José Ríos ne 2:10:20.