Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọ gbara ọsọ ugboro ugboro na 2009 ma malite na United States. O meriri na Monument Avenue 10K, Cooper River Bridge Run, na Bolder Boulder agbụrụ, yana ewere nke abụọ na Bay To Breakers. Ọ na-achịkwa na Falmouth Road Race 7-mile na August, na-emeri na oge nke 31:41 nkeji. N'asọmpi mba ụwa nke mbụ ya, ọ gbara ọsọ n'asọmpi
2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships: ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụ naanị nke iri na otu n'ozuzu ya, o duuru ụmụ nwoke Etiopia ka ha nweta ọla nchara na asọmpi otu. Ọ laghachiri na Delhi Half Marathon na Nọvemba wee were ọnọdụ nke anọ ọzọ. O nwetara mmeri mbụ ya na Great Ethiopian Run n'ọnwa ahụ, na-agafe Abera Kuma na njedebe.