Talbot, born in
Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire, finished second behind
Helen Pattinson in the 1500 metres event at the
2001 AAA Championships. She is the former training partner of
Paula Radcliffe. Yelling took part in the women's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, finishing fourth. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Yelling represented
Great Britain in the women's marathon, finishing 25th. Yelling represented
England at the
2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, winning the bronze medal in the marathon with a time of 2:32:18, behind
Kerryn McCann and
Hellen Cherono Koskei. Yelling set the women's course record for the
Bath Half Marathon with a time of 69 minutes 28 seconds set in 2007; The following year she was the first woman to cross the line in the
Reading Half Marathon, in 69 minutes 35 seconds, set in 2008. Yelling finished as the highest placed British athlete at the
2008 London Marathon, which handed her the title of
national marathon champion. Later that year, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Yelling represented the
Great Britain team again in the marathon, finishing 26th. ==Family life==