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

Park. She took silver in the ITU World Series races in Kitzbühel and Madrid, and first place in the Clermont ITU Sprint Triathlon Pan American Cup. She also won, in grim conditions, the GE Strathclyde Park Sprint Triathlon in May, finishing a

. 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

the pressures ahead of a home Olympics, what he really thinks about the Hyde Park course, his Ironman ambitions and the impact 2012 will have on triathlon.Congratulations on qualifying for the Olympics! Does it feel like the pressure is on or off now that you

?The biggest thing I learnt was the importance of peaking at the right time. To qualify for London 2012, the Hyde Park race was key. I aimed to peak for that and gave it everything, so now I've learnt how to do that. I know I'll need a training block before