 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - O ṣe igbasilẹ agbaye ti inu ile ni 2006 Russian Championships, ṣiṣe akoko ti 8:27.86 ni 3000 m. Awọn oṣu diẹ lẹhinna, o gba ami-ọla fadaka ni World Indoor Championships : kí wọn tó di ẹlẹẹkejì ní ìdíje ìdíje àwọn ará Yúróòpù. O yipada si ṣiṣe ọna ni ọdun 2007, o bori ni Ilu Prague Half Marathon ati idije ni 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships. 