Dee ihe na-eso paragraf a - Ọ malitere ịgba ọsọ mgbe ọ gara ụlọ akwụkwọ praịmarị Tamboiya ma mesịa gaa ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị ụmụ nwanyị Kapkenda. Ọ nọchitere anya Kenya na nke mbụ ya na 1996 World Junior Championships na Athletics, na-abịa nke asatọ karịa 5000 mita. Na 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
o ritere ọlaọcha ndị na-eto eto na aha otu n'akụkụ onye mmeri Rose Kosgei. Ọ bụ onye nke iri na otu n'ọsọ ndị na-eto eto na 1998 World Cross wee meziwanye ya na nke isii na 5000 m na 1998 World Junior Championships na Athletics.