Sprinter Jeanette Kwakye is raring for the UK trials later this month, ready to set the dust flying for a Team GB slot.Jeanette made her mark as a young athlete, taking English Schools and then national age-group titles. Then she made it to the 100m

distance option, so swimmers can find the perfect distance to suit their ability. You can choose from a half-mile course suitable for beginners and young people aged 12 and over, a one mile, two mile or new five kilometre distance.“The events are suitable

Gardens Triathlon and the Nuneaton & Bedworth Triathlon – and came second in the latter. I’m proud to have raced faster in the Ironman World Championships in 2010 (aged 49) than I did at the same race in 1987 (aged 27). And finally, finishing third

] and marathon [2:42:52 in Chicago]. He took up sport at an early age and competed at a high level in gymnastics, swimming and sledge hockey, which took him to the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympic Games. Then with the help of his Ossur prosthetic blades, Richard

marathon aged 40, and made good progress until I pulled a couple of injuries and ran out of motivation. Two years later, aged 50 or something, I met Prince Siegfreid and realised that I was much fitter than he was, so how hard could it be? The new mantra

without keeling over, and thought it was a shame my bad experience had put me off for so long.My friend and BBC colleague Sophie Raworth had been nagging me for ages to get back into running. So we both signed up for this year’s New York City Marathon. I

into the Thames naked. So we stripped off and went for it. My coach didn’t find out for ages, but when he did he went mental. I’ve been good since then...So RW is tipping you for the top spot on the podium this summer. What would constitute success in your eyes

bankable sporting stars of our age. It’s an economic reality that obviously hasn’t escaped Bolt himself, who talks with so much fluency about ‘maximising opportunities’ and ‘opening commercial doors’ that it’s difficult to believe that this is the same guy

inviting me to run at Crystal Palace the following week. I broke an age-group world record at that race and went on to the Edmonton Commonwealth Games. In ten days my life changed completely. Who knows what would have happened if that teacher had done

Ryan Giggs, right-footed Greene trained himself to play as a left-winger. When, aged 17, he turned down a contract to focus on athletics, hurdling came naturally as he could lead with either foot. Though he showed promise, at college he was, “only