. There are triathletes from all round the world. I think the town of Kona is pretty sleepy the rest of the year too so that contrast over race weekend is exciting. The chaos created by the race is good fun. Everyone checks each other out in training.On race day
't there for the Olympics, as it was one step at a time and I had to qualify first - and now I've qualified. So now it's a bit of both, but I am looking forward to the actual Olympic race now.After taking the ITU World Championships this year, you're hotly tipped to take
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
of the Year award. This season he successfully retained his standard distance world title in the 40-44 category and added a silver in the age group races of the ITU Aquathlon World Championships whilst competing in Beijing.
.Q. What are your race plans in 2011?A. This will be my last race of 2010. I'll have a short break after the race then start training for races next year. I'm hoping to run the World Championships next year and qualify for the Olympics. I've already
After striking gold in the 110m hurdles in this summer's European Championships, Andy Turner is going for glory in the Commonwealth Games. This year the 30-year-old proved his talent to the racing community after two seasons beset by injury
’s Olympic year and this time four years ago I was trying to qualify for the Beijing Games, but I’m in a very different position this year. I’ve missed the first races of the season so I’m coming to terms with the idea that I might not be able to qualify
It was 1987. Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up was at number one, the world’s stock markets were on their way into a tailspin and 26-year old Mark Kleanthous was racing at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.Fast-forward 23 years – many
looking forward to?It's feeling more real because I met the selection criteria after a good season last year. It'll be my first Olympics and what I'm most looking forward to is the race itself. Just being able to race in front of a home crowd and perform
the other’s best distance.Do you still get as much satisfaction racing now as when you first started?I have the same enthusiasm for the sport now as I did 30 years ago. I am like a child on Christmas day every time I compete.What’s the best piece of training