▁that ▁summer . ▁First ▁came ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0   m ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 5 : 4 8 . 9 9 ▁minutes ▁at ▁the ▁Pref ont aine ▁Classic ▁– ▁a ▁near ▁ten ▁second ▁improvement ▁on ▁Ger i ▁F itch ' s ▁time ▁set ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Then , ▁in ▁August ▁in ▁Kob len z , ▁she ▁broke ▁Th el ma ▁Wright ' s ▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁national ▁record ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁with ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁ 8 : 4 8 . 8 5 ▁minutes . ▁Scott - B ow ker ' s ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁win ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁champion ships ▁also ▁came ▁that ▁year . ▁Her ▁major ▁competition ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁similar ▁results ▁as ▁she ▁had ▁four ▁years ▁previously , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁he ats ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁final . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁quiet ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁she ▁re - emer ged ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships , ▁but ▁her ▁ 6 4 th - place ▁finish ▁was ▁below ▁her ▁usual ▁standard , ▁while ▁Lyn n ▁Williams ▁led ▁the ▁Canadian ▁team . ▁Her ▁Olympic ▁debut ▁followed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Olympics , ▁where ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁