Kamilisha sentensi ifuatayo: Yeye ameshinda idadi ya mbio kuu za barabara nchini Marekani ikiwa ni pamoja na Boilermaker Road Race, Bolder Boulder, Crescent City Classic, Monument Avenue 10K, Cooper River Bridge Run, na Falmouth Road Race. Yeye aliwakilisha Ethiopia katika
2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships na alishinda medali ya shaba ya timu.