Forde made his first appearance in major international competition at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, although he was the youngest in his 3000 metres heat and was last by a margin of fifty seconds.
[12] He made his global debut as a senior athlete in 2007, beginning with the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, at which he placed 97th overall.
[14] He gave similar performances at that year's 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, finishing tenth in the 10,000 m and eleventh in the 5000 m.[15] Two more top level events followed the year after: at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he was further down the order in 154th place, but managed to set a half marathon best of 1:10:20 hours at the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where he was 58th.
[2] Forde ran a 5000 m personal best of 14:08.95 minutes at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, taking the bronze medal in the process – his first as a senior athlete.
[17] His form was not as good at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, at which he was seventh place in the 1500 m and fourth in the 5000 m.[18] He ceased track competitions after this point and began competing in lower-level road races in his region.