Nobby first came
under the influence of “Run to the Top” when he was in middle school. But
it wasn’t until he came across “Run –the Lydiard Way” in 1978 that he realized
the significance of the Lydiard Method. He continued to study the Lydiard
Method while going to school in Washington State where he earned a BA in
Education. He was a regular attendee of Lydiard clinic during his stay in the
USA. He visited New Zealand in 1984 for 12 months where he became
acquainted with the original “Arthur’s Boys” as well as the next generation of
world champions, including Dick Quax and Lorraine Moller. Upon graduation,
he served as a professional coach for a corporate running team at Hitachi, Ltd.,
Japan, where he trained eight national level female athletes.
Nobby is the founder and the Executive Director of Five Circles
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 marathon for women.
Her accomplishments include the longest debut winning marathon streak by any
runner ever, 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 1992 in Barcelona.
Alongside her running achievements, Lorraine was a forerunner for equality in
women’s athletics and an activist for professionalism in distance running.