Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei pene - I nga Taakaro o te Commonwealth 1978 e tohu ana i Ingarangi i Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, ko Barnes te tuawha i te 800 mita whakamutunga i te 2:03.41. E toru wiki i muri mai, ka eke ia ki te haurua whakamutunga i te 1978 European Championships
i Prague, e rere ana i te 2:01.69.