had my most consistent year yet. I won the British Championships and London Triathlon, achieved three WCS podiums and finished the season ranked fourth in the world - so I'm pretty happy!Q. What has been your career highlight so far?A. Becoming ITU
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
charming Yorkshire accent, we're sure Jonny won't stay under the media radar much longer - and nor will he let brother take Olympic gold without a fight, we discovered.London 2012 will be your first Olympics. Does it feel real yet and what are you most
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
, the nerves tend to disappear.Do you think the profile of triathlon is going to change after London 2012?There has been a lot of talk about how triathlon in Britain needs an Olympic medal and whether it does or not, who knows, we'll see what happens next year
he's added an Olympic medal to his Commonwealth Games Time Trial silver - and based on our chat he's certainly one to watch for London 2012.Tell us about your typical racing week?I've just come off the Tour de Luxembourg [Jun 1-5]. That started with a
open water triumph, and plans to pull off the same feat in London 2012. We caught up with Keri-Anne to find out how she maintains Olympian endurance and speed when the going gets tough.What did it mean to take silver in the inaugural Olympic 10K
't to be her day. She finished 21st. "I just didn't have the legs today," she said afterwards.Olympic qualificationYou would think the Olympic experience would help her brush aside any nerves ahead of London 2012, but Jenkins doesn't feel the two Games
with my coach Michelle Dillon and her squad of triathletes since the start of January. We’ve all come to Sydney for the first race in the ITU World triathlon Series. Unfortunately I couldn’t race because I’m recovering from a couple of stress fractures
Q) What tips would you offer to runners wanting to move into triathlons?A) It’s good to link up with a triathlon club if you’re starting from nowhere, then you’ve got a few swim and bike sessions to go to and you'll get used to training with people
