Cheptai wuxuu bilaabay inuu saameyn ku yeesho heerka sare xilli ciyaareedkii 2013, isagoo ku bilaabay kaalinta labaad ee Cross Internacional de Itálica iyo kaalinta saddexaad ee Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza. Ka dib markii ay kaalinta labaad ka gashay Margaret Muriuki tartankii Kenya Cross Country Championships ayaa loo doortay xulka qaranka ee da'da weyn, waxayna kaalinta tobnaad ka gashay tartankii IAAF World Cross Country Championships ee 2013
(inkasta oo kaliya ay tahay kaalinta shanaad ee ugu fiican kooxda guuleysatay ee Kenya). Waxay ku tartantay IAAF Diamond League track circuit markii ugu horeysay sannadkaas waxayna ku guuleysatay waqtiyada shaqsiyadeed 8:56.20 daqiiqo iyo 14:50.99 daqiiqo ee 3000 m iyo 5000 m.