Ku dhammee weedhan soo socota: Jaamacadda ka dib, wuxuu bilaabay inuu ka qeybqaato tartamada waddooyinka. Wuxuu ahaa kii seddexaad ee 2005 USA 20K Championships taas oo ku kasbatay booska 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, halkaas oo uu ku soo baxay labaatanaad oo ah 1:03:32 saacadood. Wuxuu bilaabay 2006 isagoo leh rikoor shaqsiyeed 63:07 daqiiqo oo loogu talagalay marathon-ka nuska ah, isagoo kaalinta labaad ka galay tartanka horyaalka qaranka ee Houston, Texas. Kaalinta shanaad ee uu ka qaatay tartanka orodka ee dalka Maraykanka ayaa keentay in uu ka soo muuqdo tartanka tartanka tartanka ee dalka Maraykanka.
2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, in kasta oo uu ku guuleystay oo keliya kaalinta 76aad ee tartanka dheer. Wuxuu dhigay 5000 mitir ugu fiican 13:36.33 daqiiqo wax yar ka dib, wuxuuna kaalinta toddobaad ka galay 10,000 m ee USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Markii ugu horeysay ee uu marathon ku tartamo wuxuu ahaa 2006 Chicago Marathon wuxuuna ku dhammeeyey dhacdada 2:15:50 saacadood oo ah kaalinta labaatanaad.