His personal best times were 7:51.20 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in February 2001 in Boston (indoor); 13:27.31 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Sacramento; 27:58.02 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Palo Alto; and 2:14:15 hours in the marathon, achieved in September 2002 in Minneapolis.[2]