Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaita nhangemutange yake yokutanga mumutambo wemarathoni paNobeoka Marathon, yaakapedza nenguva ya2:18:48. Akaitawo kutanga kwake mumakwikwi epasi rose gore iroro, achikwikwidza pa
2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships uye kutora 53rd nzvimbo 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.