N'afọ 2002, o meriri n'asọmpi Kenya maka asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke 2002 nke mba ụwa.
ndị na-eto eto. Na World Cross Country Championships, nke e mere na Dublin, Kipchoge gbara nke ise n'ọsọ onye ọ bụla ma bụrụ akụkụ nke ndị otu ndị ntorobịa Kenya meriri ọla edo. Kipchoge meriri n'ọsọ mita 5000 na ikpe ikpe nke Kenya maka 2002 World Junior Championships na Athletics, mana ọ dara ọrịa ma ghara ịga asọmpi ahụ. Na 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ọ meriri n'ọsọ ndị na-eto eto.