Triathlon has quite a short season. It only runs from May to September so there's a lot of time when you're not racing. So I try to set myself the target of doing a certain amount of training every week and things like that.

The main thing with triathlon is you've got to be as fit as you can. I train all year round.

I've never made a conscious effort to do anything about my psychological side. I just try to think positively and enjoy it.

I always try to keep in mind the I do all that training for a reason, which is to compete to the best of my ability.

Every athlete has training they enjoy and training that they do because they have to and they don't enjoy so much. Do the training you love, remind yourself why you do it and hopefully it'll all come good for you.

I train for about 25 to 30 hours a week so I need to eat a lot. You just need to have a generally healthy diet. You need to be eating foods with lots of vitamins and minerals. You need to make sure you eat properly in order to give yourself the best chance of performing and recovering from training and competing.

I tend to get very nervous before the first races of the year. It takes you a bit of time to get into the season.