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*GOG Triathlon members John and Michelle Farrell in Atlanta.   North Wales runners in America and Japan donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog *AMERICA:  Just a week or so after competing in the  Pisa half marathon  race in Italy, the popular and Internationally acclaimed GOG Triathlon couple  John and Michelle Farrell  went globe-trotting yet again, this time to Atlanta, USA, to take part in the  Northside Belting parkrun  during a short break, with Michelle claiming the first female spot in a time of 23.44. John later admitted:   " On our travels again, on the way to Miami, Michelle convinced me to stop off at Atlanta to do a parkrun! Brilliant route and lovely people and we even met fellow Welsh travellers as well as the bother of a friend of Michelle’s! You couldn’t write it! Last week Pisa, this week Atlanta! Oh and Chelle was First Lady lol" *Nia Lister is pictured above with fellow parkrunners near Kyoto in Japan. Japanese ...

John and Michelle’s emotional run at the Pisa ‘Leaning Tower’ race. Report by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog   GOG Triathlon couple John and Michelle Farrell finally recovered from their recent injury problems to compete in the spectacular International Pisa half-marathon last weekend. Described by the organisers  as one of the few sport events that donates all the proceeds to charity, it's also one of the fastest half marathons in Italy, with a unique arrival including the Piazza dei Miracoli, where the famous leaning tower awaits runners at the end of the race. The popular and talented GB international athletes, who have both battled a spate of various injuries for much of this year, ran the course together and finished well in 1 hour 56 minutes and 50 seconds. On his return home John confirmed : “Who better to run the Pisa half Marathon with but my beautiful best friend and wife Michelle Farrell, after a year of recovering f...

*John and Michelle Farrell competed well in the Bath Marathon. Great new PB times for John and Michelle at the Bath Marathon. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Caitlin Faye. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025 GOG Triathlon members John and Michelle Farrell competed well in the Bath Marathon last Sunday with both athletes recording some very good finishing times and new personal best (PB) times! Michelle won her age category in the Police Services UK (PSUK) championships and John was pleased with fourth place in his own age cat. After the event John confirmed: "A Lovely few days in Bath. A beautiful city and a marathon. PB’s for both Chelle and myself in 3:45 and 3:52 r espectively, and yet another win in age for Michelle at PSUK champs and 4th in age for me." *Pictured above - Michelle (*right) received her winners trophy from a police official.