Back in February one of Britain's brightest middle-distance running stars, Steph Twell, fractured an ankle racing cross-country in Belgium. To make matters even worse she was just 600m from the finish line with a clear path ahead to yet another victory.When RW caught up with Twel...
From double gold Olympic rower to professional adventurer, James Cracknell has had an extraordinary sporting career. The competitive athlete has shown guts and determination in racing across every terrain - he crossed the Atlantic, the South Pole and even the Sahara, with a 12th ...
With the GB 400m record still firmly under his belt, Iwan Thomas is now a regular on the long-distance running circuit. The former European and Commonwealth Champion reveals his love affair with the London Marathon - and how to resist temptation and hold back at the start of a ra...
Mo Farah has emerged as one of the greatest British distance runners of all time. On his current run of nine unbeaten races, it has become a thrillingly regular occurrence to watch unstoppable Mo smash records over 5,000 and 10,000m.After breaking the British 10,000m record for t...
We were lucky enough to catch up with one of Britain's finest triathletes, Helen Jenkins, as she took a break from training for her London 2012 qualification target races in Hyde Park and Beijing.Jenkins is already on blistering form this year after twice finishing a close second...
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's leading contenders for an Olympic t...
It can be hard being a younger sibling - you're always that one step behind, covered in bruises, blamed for every broken ornament, outraged when you're sent to bed earlier. It's even harder when that older brother has been Junior, U23 and overall World Champion in triathlon, whic...
Joanna Carritt was terrified when she turned professional: "I really didn't know what to expect. I just wanted to get stuck in and do plenty of races to see how much I could handle and where I'd fit in the rankings." And get stuck in she did: she was seventh in Ironman Lanzarote ...
When you hear the word 'old' it's highly unlikely it conjures the image of an elite triathlete who has just qualified for the 2012 Olympics. But in the funny world of sport, 27-year-old Helen Jenkins finds herself labelled just that."It's interesting," she says with a laugh. "The...
Most of us are used to going back to our day job after racing in a triathlon. But imagine how you'd feel heading back to the office on the back of a podium finish and new British record at your Ironman debut. That was the scenario Tom Lowe found himself in after taking third plac...
