Helen Jenkins

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Helen Jenkins (nee Tucker) was the 2006 British National Triathlon Champion. This followed two International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup podiums in 2005 in Salford and Beijing.  Last year was hampered by injury but this is a new year...

February 2012

I'm currently training at Club La Santa in Lanzarote again. My husband/coach Marc and I have based ourselves here for three weeks. I enjoy the training here and as it's a sporting complex, there are always people here to train with and lots of triathletes. The British triathlon physiotherapist Emma has come over for five days as there are four members of the British team currently here.

Physio support is crucial to me and many other athletes. During the off season, and as we train for three different sports, we do a high volume of training so niggling injuries often occur. It's important not to let injuries develop into anything serious and to try to manage them and keep training moving forward. I recently had a slip on a long run; it had been raining for a few days and the ground was very muddy and wet. All it took was one slip and the next day my lower leg felt awful. It was painful to walk on and even swimming was in agony. The staff at the Sports Council for Wales were great. They got me in for a scan the same day and the results were with the physio and doctor by the next day. Luckily, it was just inflammation of the tendon and after a couple of days of rest, plenty of ice, compression and physio treatment I was fine.

I am privileged to have world class support so readily available to me from the Sports Council for Welsh and British Triathlon, which keeps me on track and healthy. I know how important that is after 2007!

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