Miranda Otto is the mother of Lindsay Otto.
, born as , -LRB- February 8 , 1956 -- June 27 , 2009 -RRB- was a Japanese long-distance runner .. long-distance runner. long-distance runner. She was a high school teacher in Ofunato , Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2 :40 :56 at the Boston Marathon in 1981 .. Boston Marathon. Boston Marathon. She quit running as an amateur and began her professional career with the S & B Foods Inc. .. Athletic Club , which included among its members her coach , Kiyoshi Nakamura , and Toshihiko Seko , then one of the top marathon runners in the world .. Kiyoshi Nakamura. Kiyoshi Nakamura. Toshihiko Seko. Toshihiko Seko. She set a new Japanese record of 2 :35 :00 at the Christchurch Marathon in June 1982 .. Christchurch Marathon. Christchurch Marathon. She won the Tokyo International Women 's Marathon in 1983 , and she represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California , finishing the race in 19th place , at 2 :37 :04 .. Japan. Japan. 1984 Summer Olympics. 1984 Summer Olympics. She retired from competition after setting her personal best time of 2 :33 :57 at the Nagoya Marathon in March 1995 , and she then served as a coach at the S & B Athletic Club for a while .. Nagoya Marathon. Nagoya Marathon. On June 29 , 2009 , Japanese news media reported that she died on June 27 at the age of 53 due to colorectal cancer .. colorectal cancer. colorectal cancer