On 31 October 2010, she finished fourth in the Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2:25:10 hours, thus setting a new national record.

[4][5] She ran at the 2011 Dubai Marathon and came in third, improving her record time to 2:23:41 hours.

There, she met Lars Andersson, a foot orienteering enthusiast and competitor.

[4][10][11] On 10 April 2016, due to leg pain, she had to forfeit participating in the Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands.

This, in turn, led to her missing the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.