Hyde Park

The 2012 London Olympic triathlon will be made up of a 1.5K swim, a 43K bike and a 10K run.

Learn more about Hyde Park, the venue which will host the triathlon events at this summer's 2012 London Olympic Games.

As the countdown clock was unveiled in London today to mark exactly 500 days until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today confirmed the competition dates and venue for the triathlon in London 2012.

Great Britain's Helen Jenkins tells the Guardian UK newspaper that she often pictures running through Hyde Park, which will be part of the 2012 Olympic triathlon course.

The swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon at the 2012 London Games will take place in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake after local government officials gave permission for the construction of spectator seating and a pontoon.

Age groupers jumped at the opportunity to race on the proposed triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics, prompting a sell out of the Dextro Energy Triathlon London.

The triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics is getting a lot of buzz thanks to its unique location in Hyde Park.