TW: When did you first race in Kona?SN: It's my fifth start. I was an age grouper in 2006 when I was still working then. I went full time in 2007 and won Ironman UK, which was a much better result than I expected. This will be my fifth Ironman

won't race until the ITU World Series in San Diego in May. I've been injured the last few years, but hopefully this winter I'll also be able to slot in some cross-country races.What are you most looking forward to about 2012?Racing the Olympics

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

Champion couple Chrissie Wellington and boyfriend Tom Lowe The fastest couple in triathlon were honoured at the British Triathlon Annual Awards 2011 on Saturday 12 November 2011 when they were named elite long-distance triathletes of the year. Four

.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

that line because my body started falling apart and I pulled my hamstring a week before the Berlin race. It was a tough year, a very difficult time.Hamstring injuries plagued your season in 2007 and 2008 - how have you kept motivated through these periods

At the age of 18, Hollie Avil represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Four years on, she’s trying to make the team again. We caught up with her in Sydney recently.How is your training going?I’ve been training on the Gold Coast

the money goes to charity. Two places are auctioned, but they can go for anything up to $60,000. What’s your goal in Hawaii?I would love to beat my time from 1987. At Ironman Switzerland last year I beat that time by 20 minutes so I’m hopeful that I can do

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

and even the Sahara, with a 12th place finish in the Marathon des Sables in 2010.Then disaster struck. Cracknell suffered a serious brain injury during the Race Across America last year when the mirror of a truck travelling at 75mph struck him from behind