0 0 0 ▁metres ▁( coming ▁nin th ▁in ▁the ▁final ). ▁Her ▁next ▁major ▁out ing ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships , ▁where ▁she ▁led ▁the ▁Canadian ▁women ' s ▁team ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 th - place ▁finish . ▁She ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Moscow ▁Olympics , ▁but ▁a ▁Canadian ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁meant ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁was ▁held ▁over ▁a ▁shorter ▁distance ▁and ▁she ▁gave ▁a ▁better ▁performance , ▁placing ▁e ighth ▁and ▁leading ▁her ▁national ▁team ▁to ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings . ▁She ▁won ▁her ▁first ▁national ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships ▁that ▁year , ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁race , ▁and ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁five ▁straight ▁titles ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁She ▁also ▁began ▁compet ing ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁circuit ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁best ▁of ▁ 4 : 3 3 . 0 2 ▁minutes ▁for ▁the ▁mile ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁D N ▁Gal an ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁taking ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁National ▁records ▁and ▁Olympic ▁debut ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁M ile ▁in ▁a ▁course ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 : 2 3 . 9 6 ▁minutes , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁non - American ▁winner . ▁She ▁broke ▁two ▁Canadian ▁records ▁on ▁the ▁track