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She finished eighteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 2008 Olympic Games.
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She finished eighteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 2008 Olympic Games.
She has represented Kenya at the Olympics, having competed in the 10,000 metres race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was victorious at the Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin 25K, and the Dam tot Damloop road races that year, setting a 15 km personal best in the latter competition. She improved her personal best at the Lille Half Marathon in September, running 1:07:48, but she was beaten to the finish line by débutante Florence Kiplagat.
Arusei was selected for the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships as a result and she gained the bronze medal, forming the winning Kenyan team with Kiplagat and Joyce Chepkirui.
Making her debut over the distance, she led at the Vienna City Marathon for the first 30 km. However, she slowed in the heat and ended up in third place with a time of 2:27:17 hours.
At the Amsterdam Marathon, she was among the mid-race leaders but yet again fell behind in the second half, ending the race in sixth place. She returned to the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2012 and finished fourth on that occasion.
Road running performances 2007 Venloop Venlo Half Marathon -1st 5000 metres - 15:42.20 minimum (2007) 10,000 metres - 30:57.8 minimum (2008) Half marathon - 1:07:48 hrs (2010) Marathon - 2:27:17 (2011).