A Triathlon can be defined as an athletic event in which participants take part in three successive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and running.
Triathlons typically come in a variety of lengths, but the four major distances include the following:
|
Type
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Swim
|
Bike
|
Run
|
|
Sprint
|
.47 miles
|
12.4 miles
|
3.1 miles
|
|
Olympic
|
.93 miles
|
24.8 miles
|
6.2 miles
|
|
Half-Ironman
|
1.2 miles
|
56 miles
|
13.1 miles
|
|
Ironman
|
2.4 miles
|
112 miles
|
26.2 miles
|