It depends on what the Triathlon is...Sprint Distance is usually a swim of about a half mile (0.47). Olympic or International Distance is a swim of about one mile (0.93). Then there is the half-Ironman (70.3) or Long Distance Triathlon as they are sometimes referred to which has a swim of 1.2 miles. Then the ultimate Triathlon that many work toward which is the full Ironman distance and that has a swim of 2.4 miles.
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2.4 miles. Do the math.
that depends what distance you want to do and if you can swim and bicycle at all....
a triathlon contains swimming running and bicycling
For the Youth F1 Triathlon the swimming distance is 250-400 meters, and for the Elite Developmental Race it is 750 meters
Well there are different lengths.A Sprint triathlon generally has 500 yd swim, 12 mile bike, and 5k run.An Olympic triathlon is 1500 m swim, 40 km bike, and 10k runA Half Ironman is 1.2 mi swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile runAn IRONMAN is 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a marathon (26.2 miles)
The Chicago triathlon includes a 1.5 kilometer swim, a 40 kilometer cycle race and a 10 kilometer run.
The running portion of the Olympic triathlon is 10k.
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"
Tri - Means Three Athlon - Means Competition A Triathlon literally refers to any competition of three sports/activities. However, it has linked with the Swim/Bike/Run competition, that goes by the name "Triathlon".
Three. The triathlon contains segments of swimming, cycling, and running. A 'full' triathlon consists of a 2.4 mile (3.8 km) swim, 112 mile (180 km) cycle, followed by a marathon run (26.2 miles, 42.195 km). The triathlon in the Olympics consists of a .93 mile (1.5 km) swim, 24.8 mile (40 km) cycle, and a 6.2 mile (10 km) run.