Marianne and Lisa win gold medals for their category’s in the European Duathlon Championships
Lisa Gawthorne competed in the sprint duathlon and Marianne Carpenter was in the standard event.
The sprint event comprises a 5km run, 20km cycle, 2.5 km run – the standard event is double the distances for each the three sections.
Lisa has been vegan since the ago of 6 and has been featured in our club magazine. Marianne became Vegan in January and joined the club at the beginning of February. Marianne explains “I went vegan this January while trying ‘Veganuary’ for a month, and I liked it so much, I stayed. I think it helps my athletic recovery time too, which is an unexpected bonus!”
Both athletes are competing in the World Championships in Ibiza which kicks off 27th April.
