His half marathon best ranks him among the top twenty all-time for the distance.
[1] He was fourth at the Paderborn 10K in 2010, dipping under 28 minutes for the distance for the first time and ranking in the global top 40.
[3] He also placed in the top eight at the Portugal Half Marathon and Giro di Castelbuono.
[6] He broke the Lille Half Marathon course record with a run of 59:05 minutes that September.
[11][12][13] He began to take on longer distances, serving pacing duties at the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon up to the 30 km mark.