and not many people will ever have that experience. To compete at a home Olympics is even more rare and I think the public will really get behind the events and make them special.What tips do you have for people competing in the Hyde Park triathlon?It's a good
Helen Jenkins is Britain's leading female triathlete and took the world title in 2008. She took the bronze position in the 2009 and 2010 World Championship circuit (a new series of seven events rather than a single race) and is one of Britain
. I think whatever the results, the Games will be fantastic for triathlon. Having a home Olympics, with the event in Hyde Park and the chance for millions of people to turn up and watch for free is incredible. More importantly, triathlon across all
the same celebratory atmosphere as marathons so they’re fun events to be part of. There’s not so much riding on just one or two races a year. I love the marathon and I’m determined to improve my current PB but it’s such an unpredictable event. You have
things that went wrong and hopefully we can move on from that and achieve more at the World Championships and even at the Commonwealth Games.Has your confidence been knocked in the event?Not at all - that was the second time I've ever made a mistake in a
to me, so the event didn't go to plan and I was bitterly disappointed. However, I still feel I'm in good enough shape at the end of the season to go out and win a Commonwealth gold.You had you lottery funding withdrawn in 2008 and it only returned
time of 8:19:13, almost 13 minutes faster than the time set the previous year in the same event by… Chrissie Wellington.We spoke to Chrissie to pose the questions you submitted earlier this year. These were her replies.Q. What is your routine during
in the event so my preparation wasn't perfect. I was disappointed not to get a medal, but under the circumstances I'm quite happy with my performance. Of course in the 4x100m relay I'm bitterly disappointed.What went wrong with the relay?It was unfortunate
or trials were 3-4 weeks before the actual championship. Then once you’re selected all the training you’re doing is geared towards that event. I try not to think about the Olympic marathon. It’s still six months away and I’ve got other things in between now
. Laid-back approach Alistair is known as a cool customer in a race and a rather low-key one away from triathlon. His brother has the same no-nonsense, modest manner."It was a massive shock," he says of the Hyde Park event. "It was way better than I have ever competed
