Buuxi weedhan soo socota: 2008 wuxuu markii ugu horeysay ku tartamay Bariga Dhexe, isagoo galay kaalinta shanaad iyo tartanka Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon oo qiimihiisu sarreeyo oo leh waqtigii ugu fiicnaa ee xilli ciyaareedka oo ahaa 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 lagu soo xulay kooxda Kenya ee tartanka caalamiga ah.
2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, laakiin wuxuu ku guuldareystay inuu dhammeeyo tartanka Rio de Janeiro.