Lisa Gawthorne successfully defends British Masters title
The owner of Bravura Foods continues her winning ways with more Masters titles and personal bests
Best known for her European and world titles in Duathlon, Lisa has seen success after success in Masters running over recent years.
Taking to the track at the British Masters Athletics Championships, to compete in the 5,000 metres under the sizzling summer sun, she surprised herself by not only smashing her personal best by 13 seconds but by also claiming gold in her age group and across all age categories. Lisa crossed the finish line in 18 minutes 16 seconds, successfully defending her 2024 title and also taking the title of Northern Masters Champion.
Despite her Masters status, Lisa is always learning more about her sport. After the race, she reflected:
“The race itself was very hard as it was 24 degrees with no cloud cover so it was just super fatiguing but somehow I still managed to finish strong on that final lap. I learned so much in this race – it’s actually amazing how much you learn in track races.”
The win at the British Masters Athletics Championships comes just a few weeks after Lisa set a new personal best in the 1,500 metres at the London International Masters. However, that record didn’t last long as she smashed it just two weeks later with a time of five minutes one second, followed by another PB in the 3,000 metres a couple of days later, making it two PBs in just three days.
It has certainly been a speedy summer for the vegan food company executive!
Content sourced and adapted, with permission, from Great Vegan Athletes.
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Nicholas Hallows
Nicholas has been vegan since the early 2000s and worked for Viva! between 2017 and 2020 as a Senior Administrator and Web Content Assistant. He is a qualified teacher, specialising in Language and Literacy, and an accredited Proofreader and Editor. He is now a freelance writer covering topics including veganism, mindfulness and minimalism.
