Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Genet nọ na Netherlands na mbido 2007: ọ bụ nke atọ na Parelloop na Eprel ma setịpụ ihe kacha mma nke mita 10,000 nke 32: 09: 50 nkeji na Valkenswaard. Ọ kwagara n'ebe dị anya na ebe nke atọ na Ethiopian 20 km Championship wetara ya nhọrọ maka 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships. Na ọkara marathon mbụ ya, ọ bịara nke iri na itoolu na ihe omume ahụ na ịgba ọsọ nke awa 1: 10:30. Ọ gbara ọsọ na Ethiopian Run maka oge nke ise n'ime afọ ole na ole wee bụrụ onye nke anọ. Ọ bụ onye nke ise na asọmpi mba Ethiopia nke 2008, mana enwetaghị nhọrọ maka asọmpi ụwa. Otú ọ dị, o nwere ihe ịga nke ọma na ọkara marathon n'afọ ahụ. Ọ bụ onye nke atọ na Paris Half Marathon na ebe nke anọ ya na
2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships nyeere Etiopia aka n'otu egwuregwu. O nwere oge kachasị mma nke 1:08:18 iji were nke abụọ n'azụ Aselefech Mergia na New Delhi Half Marathon na nke a mere ka ọ bụrụ nke anọ kachasị ọsọ n'ụwa n'afọ ahụ.