Ka cika wannan jumla: An haife ta a Woolhope, Herefordshire, Ingila, Tooby ta sami nasararta ta farko a wasan motsa jiki a gasar tsere na ƙasa. Ta yi gasa a matakin kasa, inda ta lashe Gasar Cin Kofin Wales sau hudu a 1984 <unk> 1987 Ta yi tsere a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta IAAF a
1984, ya gama a matsayi na 8, kuma ya inganta a shekara mai zuwa ta hanyar daukar matsayi na shida a tseren 1985. Ta kuma fara yin tasiri a kan hanyar, ta rubuta na huɗu mafi sauri na mita 5000 na 1984.