‘Czech’ mates and a bronze medal at the World Cross Duathlon championships.
*Pictured above - the talented GOG duo of John and Michelle Farrell. ‘Czech’ mates and a bronze medal at the World Cross Duathlon championships... Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com *The successful GB team pictured above at the championships. Talented North Wales athletes John and Michelle Farrell were ‘Czech’ mates after competing well for Team GB at the World Triathlon/X-Terra age group competition during the Cross Duathlon championships, staged recently in Prachatice within the Czech Republic. The talented and experienced pair, who are well-known GOG Triathletes were representing Great Britain after first qualifying to be part of the elite Age Group Team and last week travelled to the Prachatice Centrum, which is about a two-hour drive west of Prague. The event included a tough trail run, closely followed by a very challenging mountain bike race, and when John first carried out a practice recce of the course, the day before the main event, he nervously ...