Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'agbanyeghi afọ gara aga siri ike, o jisiri ike bụrụ naanị nke isii na Good Luck Beijing marathon (na oge nke awa 2:23:50) ma bụrụ onye ikpeazụ na-agba ọsọ iji mechaa na
2008 Olympic marathon, nke were ya awa 2:41:08 iji mezue usoro ahụ. N'afọ 2009, ọ bụ onye na-agba ọsọ na Japanese Corporate Team Half Marathon Championships na oge nke 1:01:29 awa (nke abụọ kachasị mma na ọrụ ya) ma bụrụ onye nke asatọ na 2009 London Marathon na ọsọ nke 2:09:16 awa. Ọ bụ onye kachasị mma na-abụghị onye Africa na marathon na 2009 World Championships na Athletics, na-ewere ọnọdụ nke isii na ọkwa. Ọ gbara ọsọ na 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, mana jisiri naanị ebe 32 n'ozuzu. Sato bụ onye kachasị ọsọ na ụkwụ 10K ya nke International Chiba Ekiden ma nyere Japan aka merie aha na ihe omume ekiden relay.