Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - 2008 wuxuu markii ugu horreysay ku tartamay Bariga Dhexe, isagoo qaatay kaalinta shanaad iyo tartanka Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon oo leh halis sare oo leh xilli ciyaareedkii ugu fiicnaa 1:00:35. Mogusu wuxuu ku guuleystay tartankii Kanto University Track and Field Championships, isagoo garaacay Daniel Gitau wuxuuna diiwaan galiyay 10,000 mitir oo shaqsi ah 27:27.64 <unk> rikoor horyaalnimo iyo heerka Olombikada "A" ee masaafada. Isagu ma uusan ka mid noqon kooxda Olombikada laakiin wuxuu sii waday inuu ku guuleysto wadada tartanka wadada, isagoo hogaaminaya Sapporo Half Marathon laga bilaabo 4 km wixii ka dambeeyay si uu u qaato guushiisii saddexaad ee koorsada. Waxaa loo doortay kooxda Kenya ee tartanka nus-maaraatoonka adduunka ee IAAF 2008
, laakiin waxa uu ku guuldareystay inuu dhammeeyo tartanka Rio de Janeiro.