How long are the distances in a triathlon?
How long are the distances in a triathlon?
Triathlon Distances: Ironman, Olympic, Sprint, Super Sprint & Super League
| Race Type | Swim | Bike |
|---|---|---|
| World Triathlon/ITU long Course | 2km | 80km |
| Olympic | 1.5km | 40km |
| Sprint | 750m | 20km |
| Super Sprint | 400m | 10km |
How long does it take to cycle triathlon?
OLYMPIC TRIATHLON DISTANCES
| Swim | 1500 meters (0.93 miles or 1650 yards) | 15-30 minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Bike | 40 km (24.9 miles) | 1-2 hours |
| Run | 10 km (6.2 miles) | 40-80 minutes |
How many laps is 2.4 miles?
25 Yard pool (Short Course)
| Miles | Yards | Laps |
|---|---|---|
| ½ mile | about 800 yards | 16 Laps |
| 1 mile (Olympic Distance) | about 1700 yards | 34 Laps |
| 1.2 miles (Half Ironman Distance) | about 2000 yards | 40 Laps |
| 2.4 miles (Ironman Distance) | about 4000 yards | 80 Laps |
What is running and cycling called?
A duathlon is a two-sport race which involves running and cycling in three stages (run-bike-run).
How long is an Olympic duathlon?
Distances vary depending on the location and race organizer. The World Triathlon hosts the Duathlon World Championships each year, which is a standard distance race consisting of a 6.2 mile (10K) run, 24.8 mile (40K) bike, and a 3.1 mile (5K) run.
What is a good time for a standard duathlon?
A standard distance is double those distances. The winning time in a sprint distance duathlon is likely to be around an hour with other finishers taking up to two hours. Duathlons start with a run to spread people out. If they started with a bike race there would just be a big, potentially dangerous bunch of riders.
What is the distance of a triathlon?
The most common triathlon distance follows international Olympic guidelines: A swim of 0.93 miles (1.5 kilometers), a bicycle route of 24.8 miles (40 kilometers) and a run of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers). An Ironman Triathlon, perhaps the event’s most famous race, is a 2.4-mile (3.9-kilometer) swim,…
How long is a half-Ironman Triathlon?
Half-Ironman or 70.3 triathlon distances entail swimming 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers), cycling 56 miles (90 kilometers), and running 13.1 miles (21.09 kilometers), or a half marathon. Similar to how sprint distance triathlons compares to Olympic, the length of a full-Ironman triathlon is double the distance of each leg in a 70.3.
What is the best HR range for triathlon training?
Athletes who do well at ½ Ironman distances (the ‘middle distance’ of triathlon) maintain a HR range of 75 to 85% for 4 to 7 hours. Athletes who do well at full IM distances maintain a range of 65 to 75%HR which is similar to relatively comfortable training levels for shorter workouts, but holding that pace for 8 to 16+ hours!
How long does it take to do a Super Sprint Triathlon?
The super sprint only takes in between about 40 and 60 minutes. The distances for this vary a lot depending on the course, but typically they’re in the neighborhood of around 300 meters for the swim, about13 kilometers for the bike and about 3 to 5 kilometers for the run. It’s an excellent way to get into triathlon.
