Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: O mebiri ihe ndekọ nzukọ maka 3000 m na KBC Night of Athletics na 1998, na-etinye oge nke 7:41.17. Mgbe nke a gasịrị, o meriri onye na-ejide ndekọ ụwa Marathon Paul Tergat na asọmpi Belgrade Race Through History na 1998, na-emeri asọmpi ahụ na 17:02. Ọ gbara ọsọ n'ọsọ nke ndị okenye na
2000 World Cross Country Championships, na-agwụ na nke asaa n'ozuzu. O mere iri n'ime iri na Zevenheuvelenloop 15 km na 2000 na 2001 ma merie asọmpi Parelloop na 2002. O setịpụrụ ọsọ kachasị mma na kilomita 10 na 2001 na-agba ọsọ na Dam tot Damloop, ebe ọ kwụsịrị n'ọnọdụ ise na 46:34. O nwetara ihe nrite ọlaọcha na 3000 m na Fanny Blankers-Koen Games na 2002, oge ya nke 7:42.76 ezughị iji merie onye obodo ya Richard Limo.