painter and decorator) first took a 10-year-old Jess to an athletics summer camp as a boredom-busting tactic has paid off in spades. In 2009 she claimed heptathlon gold in the World Championships in Berlin, before taking a medal in the same desirable shade

, and Vinnie, a painter and decorator) first took a 10-year-old Jess to an athletics summer camp as a boredom-busting tactic has paid off in spades. In 2009 she claimed heptathlon gold in the World Championships in Berlin, before taking a medal in the same

after her 17th birthday. When she's not battling currents in two-hour open water swims, Keri-Anne is busy competing in the fast and furious pool-based 400m IM (individual medley) event. She competed in the 200m and 400m IM in Beijing, in addition to her

ASICS PRO Team sports psychologist Dr Victor Thompson shares top strategies for setting targets, beating race day nerves and debriefing after the event.Whether it's a 5K or a spring marathon, your first race or your fiftieth, Dr Thompson's tips

Keri-Anne Payne's name is synonymous with open-water swimming. She won silver in the gruelling 10km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, when open-water made its Olympic debut.With London 2012 quickly approaching, Keri-Anne is predicted

on a 21-mile swim, an epic 870 mile bike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats and a 140-mile coast-to-coast run. In total he will rack up 1031 miles over 10 days.We caught up with him to find out how he’s fitting in all that training, his race fears

Great Manchester Run. I'm planning out my track season at the moment. It'll probably be one more 10,000m event, then various 5,000m races for the rest of the season. I'll see how I fare in the 10,000m and I'll try to qualify for the World Outdoor

tactical, gutsy performance marked out Hannah as one of Britain's brightest athletics medal hopes for London 2012. Kelly Holmes's protégé has spent the last few years consistently churning out some of the fastest 1,500m times in the country and now her

on the world.Back in 2010 you finished the Marathon des Sables in 12th place, taking the trophy of the highest placed Briton in the race's 25-year-history. What were your mental strategies for a event dubbed 'the toughest footrace on earth'?I think the most

you out of the water.” When you’re trying to focus on swimming for 10, 12 or 16 hours - which is what it took in the end - somebody being able to take it out of your control and stop it became really challenging. After around ten hours I just said