 He ran in several other races in 2005 until he got stranded in France along with 14 teammates without money, food and shelter in December until the Kenyan embassy rescued them.In 2006, he ran a sub one-hour half marathon in a second-place finish at the Berlin Half Marathon, and he was a nationally ranked runner according to "Running Times".His 2006 half marathon time ranked him in the top ten of all-time.