Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Russell kpebiri ịgba ọsọ marathon mbụ ya na mberede ma bụrụ onye mmeri na mberede nke Twin Cities Marathon na 2003. Oge ya nke 2:30:41 bụ nke atọ kachasị ọsọ nke onye America n'oge ahụ wee mee ka ọ ruo eruo maka ule Olympic nke 2004 na St. Louis, MO. Mgbe o butere ụzọ n'ọtụtụ asọmpi ahụ, ọ gbadara n'ọkwa nke anọ, na-efunahụ ebe ọ ga-anọ n'otu egwuregwu Olimpik. N'ikpebi ilekwasị anya n'ịgba ọsọ oge niile, Russell na di ya sooro onye nkuzi ya Robert Sevene gaa Marina, CA. N'ime afọ ole na ole sochirinụ, Russell setịpụrụ ihe ka ọtụtụ n'ime ihe omume ya kachasị mma site na 1500 mita ruo marathon. O sonyere na 2005 World Championships na Athletics, na-agba ọsọ na mita 10,000 wee kwụsị na 22nd. Ọ nọ na Bronze Medal 4k 2005 IAAF Cross Country Team na St. Etienne, France. Ọ bụ onye nke asaa na Chicago Marathon na 2005, na-etinye oge kachasị mma ya nke 2:29:10. O meriri 8k National Cross Country Title na 2006. Ọ gara n'ihu bụrụ onye Amerịka kacha eme nke ọma n'asọmpi Cross Country nke IAAF
na Fukuoka, Japan na-etinye 11th na 8k na 18th na 4k. Ọ bụkwa onye mmeri mba nke 15k na 20k.