Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na February 5, 2006 na Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon, o mebiri ihe ndekọ nke ịgba ọsọ n'okporo ụzọ dị kilomita 15 site n'ịgba ọsọ ahụ na nkeji 46:55. Tirunesh Dibaba nke Etiopia mere ka ndekọ ahụ dị mma ruo nkeji 46:28 na 2009. N'oge agbụrụ ahụ na Marugame, o setịpụkwara ihe ndekọ Asia na ọkara marathon. O nwekwuru ihe ịga nke ọma n'ụlọ ya n'oge na-adịghị anya mgbe o meriri na Fukuoka International Cross Country. Ọ gbara asọmpi na
2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, nke a na-eme na Fukuoka, ma were ebe nke isii n'ọsọ ogologo <unk> otu n'ime naanị ndị na-agba ọsọ abụọ na-abụghị ndị East Africa iji mee iri kacha elu. Ọ rụzuru nke a mere ka ụmụnwaanyị Japan nweta ọla nchara n'asọmpi ndị otu. O nwetara ọla nchara na egwu na 2006 IAAF World Cup, nke atọ karịa 5000 m ma were ọla edo 10,000 m na 2006 Asian Games <unk> mmeri mbụ ya na asọmpi egwuregwu.