I was good at swimming until everyone started to grow. The best swimmers are really tall with great big shoulders, and that just isn’t us. But then a big, powerful swimmer isn’t going to be so good on the bike and the run. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
The triathlon can be a very hard sport to train for. You see all the time when people try to improve – like their swim, for example: they train really hard for two to three weeks, and then when they go back to normal training, the swim goes back to where it was before. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
I raced in London in the 2012 Olympics, and it was incredible to be a part of, with half a million people watching and then later seeing kids going back to cycle. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
For any good course, you need somewhere beautiful to swim with a nice backdrop, some nice roads to cycle on, and a nice, fast run. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
2014 wasn’t my finest year. I was a bit inconsistent. I did too much training and got a bit overtired. It’s the way I am, and sometimes I overtrain. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
Your hips get really stiff when you’re stuck on a bike for several hours each day. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
I remember watching the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with my nose right up to the screen, knowing there and then that I wanted a sporting career. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
The school holidays were always an exciting time in the Brownlee household. This was the opportunity for my brother Alistair and me to escape from the classroom and enjoy the great outdoors. Our childhood was jam-packed with fun family games and activities. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
Cycling into work every day is a brilliant way to add in extra training hours without feeling like you are taking up much time. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
In a triathlon, it’s all about cycling in the most efficient manner. You need to save your energy for the run at the end, so you want to ride really efficiently and not waste your energy. The only way to do that is to spend a really long time on the bike. Jonathan Brownlee Read Quote
