Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Risi wuxuu u tartamay Talyaaniga tartankii 1970 ee Tartanka Caalamiga ah ee Cross Country laakiin wuu ku guuldareystay inuu dhammeeyo. Kadibna waxaa loo doortay 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, laakiin mar kale ma uusan dhameysan. Wuxuu laba jeer ka qaybgalay tartanka fudud ee Yurub (1969 iyo 1971), laakiin kama uusan sii gudbin heerarka tartamada labada tartanba.