1995 - Represented Kenya internationally for the first time at a women's relay race in Seoul, Korea. Set a 10K personal record, 31:35, at the Richard S. Caliguiri/City of Pittsburgh Great Race.
1996 - Entered 18 races, won 13. Ranked No. 2 in USA Track and Field's World Road Running Rankings; named Road Runner of the Year by Runner's World magazine and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times. Finished third in the Pittsburgh Great Race.
1997 - Did not run. Gave birth to daughter Jane.
1998 - Named Road Runner of the Year by Runner's World and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times.
1999 - Road racer of the year again, winning eight major events during a two-month span. Won individual bronze and team gold at World Half-Marathon Championships. Ran world's fastest times at 5K (15:09), 15K (48:52), 12K (38:37) and 10 miles (53:07). Made marathon debut, finishing sixth at Boston in 2:28:27. Finally won the Pittsburgh Great Race with a time of 32:11, nipping American Libbie Hickman at the finish line.
2000 - Won Boston and Chicago marathons. Time in Chicago was 2:21:33, fifth-fastest ever. Won 11 other races, setting two course records.
2001 - Named Athlete of the Year by the international governing body for track and field, the IAAF. Won her second consecutive Boston Marathon. Entered 12 other American road races, won 11. Set world marathon record, 2:18:47, in winning Chicago Marathon. One week later, went to Budapest, Hungary, and won the Avon Global Championships 10K in 31:02, a personal record.
2002 - Finished second at Boston Marathon behind another Kenyan, Margaret Okayo.
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