Rather than quit, he ran 2km with the bike on his shoulders to be able to finish the race ending forty-fifth of the fifty who started.
Jenkins was diagnosed with multiple DVT's and Pulmonary embolisms following Competition in Hawaii and Mexico in 2005.
Jenkins married fellow Olympic triathlete, Helen Tucker, in October 2008.
[2] Jenkins coached Helen to 3 World Titles and 3 Olympic games in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.
Jenkins was the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Gower in the 2024 general election.