A native of New Zealand, Lorraine began an unprecedented 28 year international running career as a barefooted schoolgirl on a grassy field in her hometown of Putaruru. At the age of 41 she wound up her running career with her fourth Olympic marathon, becoming the only woman in the world to have completed all of the first four Olympic marathons for women.

Her accomplishments included the longest winning debut marathon streak by any runner, wins in the Boston Marathon, three time winner of the Avon Women’s World Marathon Championship, three time winner of the Osaka International Ladies Marathon, and an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s marathon in Barcelona in 1992. She was also the winner of three Commonwealth Games medals, a finalist in two Track & Field World Championships, held 4 World Bests, and, undefeated as a Masters runner, was ranked number 1 in the world for 1995 and 1996. Alongside her running achievements, Lorraine was a forerunner for equality in women’s athletics and an activist for professionalism in distance running.

Since retiring from competitive sport in 1996, this longtime Boulder resident has continued her travels as Vice President of Hearts of Gold, a charitable organization that raises money through running events in Japan, Cambodia and Mongolia. On the home front Lorraine is a presenter at Women’s Quest Fitness Retreats and running events around the country, writes for various fitness publications, and does the occasional sports television commentary. She is co-founder of The Lydiard Foundation, a USA-based organization dedicated to the continuing education of coaches and athletes using the principles of the great coach Arthur Lydiard.

During the time of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Lorraine finally struck Gold by becoming a first time Mum at age 45 to daughter, Jasmine.

"I am pleased to see the progress made on the fastest footwear since bare feet. I test drove my new pair of shoes last week and it's the first time since I retired 10 years ago that I had twinges of the feeling that a real runner still exists inside there somewhere. These shoes are fantastic, once the word gets out I can see every runner wanting a pair. They make you run faster, no doubt!"

Lorraine Moller
Olympic Medalist, Co-Director Lydiard Foundation, Author
www.lydiardfoundation.org

Train Smart: The Lydiard Method

In this video, Olympic Marathoner, Lorraine Moller, explains the Lydiard Method--a training method based on the philosophy of Arthur Lydiad.