A mini triathlon is shorter (in terms of overall distance) event that is designed to allow new triathletes to better their skills, or to encourage fitness enthusiasts to try the sport of triathlon (Swim + Bike + Run).
Amongst the triathlon community, there are no standard distances for a mini triathlon; however, the distances would be on the order of:
Swim (100 yds to 1/4 mile)
Bike (6 miles to 12 miles)
Run (1 mile to 3 miles)
There are some generally accepted standard triathlon distances for longer events:
Iron Distance (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run)
Half Iron Distance (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run)
Olympic Distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run)
A mini-triathlon may also be labelled, "Super-sprint", "sprint", "try-a-tri", "give it a tri"
le triathlon
I participatel in a triathlon.
root word of triathlon
A triathlon is an event that consists of a swim, bike and run.
None. The triathlon is not part of the Olympics.
Triathlon is Swim, Bike, Run.
Mooloolaba Triathlon was created in 1993.
Wildflower Triathlon was created in 1983.
Salford Triathlon was created in 2003.
Salford Triathlon ended in 2007.
Noosa Triathlon was created in 1983.
XTERRA Triathlon was created in 1996.