About Lisa
Biographical Information
Athletic Achievements
Lisa Weightman is proof that with passion and persistence, anything is possible. After overcoming multiple injuries and countless setbacks throughout her younger years, she has become one of Australia’s all-time great marathon runners.
Weightman developed a passion for running at a young age while running with her father Peter from their home in Melbourne, Victoria. Despite a promising junior career Weightman was continually hampered by chronic stress fractures in the tibia.
Her participation in the World Cross Country Championships in 2007 was prior to her debut Australian representation at the 2004 Chiba Ekiden Relay. However it was not until her switch to the marathon distance when Lisa began to really shine.
In 2008 Weightman finished the London marathon in 2 hours 32 minutes and 22 seconds, a time which is the equal fastest debut marathon of any Australian, a record she holds with Lisa Ondieki.
Following London, Weightman earned selection in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 World Track and Field Championships.
In April of 2010 Weightman became the first Australian to win the Nagano International Marathon in a new personal best time of 2 hours and 28 minutes, a time that now ranks her fifth all-time in Australia.
Later in 2010 Weightman broke the coveted Gold Coast Half Marathon record to run 69:00 minutes, an Australian all-comers record.
Weightman capped off a brilliant 2010 by winning the Bronze medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Not only is Weightman a multiple National Champion and holder of numerous race records around Australia, she has forged a successful full-time professional career in the process. As the winner of The Age Award for Business Excellence in 2000, Weightman is a certified Managing Consultant with IBM.
This prides herself in persisting until the goal is reached. She looks after the career development of many consultants at IBM and provides advice to junior and senior runners of all abilities. Lisa is passionate about mentoring and helping others achieve personal best in life and sport.
She is the poster girl for Work Life Balance at IBM and is living proof that with appropriate time management, goal setting and unrelenting focus we can achieve things we didn’t know were possible.