At the same time he was training so hard and winning all those medals, he was also working part-time. He'd attend classes during the day, then at 8 p.m. he'd take over his father's taxicab and earn his tuition. He wouldn't return home until around 1 a.m., and then at 5 a.m. he'd get up and begin his endurance training. This was his schedule for three years.
在學校接受各種訓練、贏得各種獎項的同時，他也展開半工半讀的生涯：白天上課，晚上 8 點接下父親的計程車，賺取學費和生活費，通常凌晨 1 點才返家，清晨 5 點就必須起床進行長跑耐力訓練，這樣的日子長達 3 年。