to relate it to everyone out there, not just elites; everyone gets injuries and setbacks.Q) What do you think is in store for the future of triathlon as a sport?A) The Olympics has been the focus for so long. It was obviously a successful time for triathlons

Up until now, Tom has had a relatively low profile, due largely to a knee injury following his duathlon success. In fact, it took three years of treatment and then surgery before he could return to competitive sport."The first three to six months were

Chrissie Wellington is arguably Britain's greatest ever athlete. She remains unbeaten over the Ironman triathlon distance and amazingly took her fourth World Championship victory at Kona this autumn, despite nursing horrifically painful injuries

twice finishing a close second to Paula Findlay in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series.But it's Olympic dreams that are driving Jenkins to push ever harder. The 2008 World Champion and two-time London Triathlon winner reveals her

?Consistency is key, with training, diet, injury-prevention, and patience is a virtue. I often need to remind myself of that one.How do you relax?When I’m not training, I like to switch off from triathlon. I have quite a few friends outside the sport so I spend a lot

different points of the sport from Olympic distance to Ironman is successful for Britain at the moment, and that's the main thing that drives sport.There has been some criticism of the London 2012 triathlon venue. What do you think of the Hyde Park course

not to think about what's at stake before going into a big competition, I only think about it when I absolutely have to. I've been working really well with a sports psychologist to learn techniques on dealing with pressure.What does your training schedule

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

when I was growing up. I always liked sports with more than one discipline, such as triathlon and decathlon. I played soccer but when I was 20 I got a hernia, which ended my soccer career. I did no sport for six months and then started jogging. A mate

the highlight of your triathlon career?Four sporting moments come really close to being career highlights: I completed a double Ironman without stopping to set a British record of 23 hours 51 minutes. I competed in two triathlons in the same day – the Trentham