TW: When did you first race in Kona?SN: It's my fifth start. I was an age grouper in 2006 when I was still working then. I went full time in 2007 and won Ironman UK, which was a much better result than I expected. This will be my fifth Ironman

At the age of 18, Hollie Avil represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Four years on, she’s trying to make the team again. We caught up with her in Sydney recently.How is your training going?I’ve been training on the Gold Coast

, because it gives the greatest performance benefits. I had a Litespeed Tachyon for 10 years, which seemed to mature and become more comfortable with age. It was titanium and my body didn’t feel battered when I got off the bike – even after a triple Ironman