Keys things to know if you are staring out in Triathlon, Duathlon or Multisport
Triathlon has 4 key distances or events:
- Sprint Distance 750m Swim, 20km Bike, 5km Run
- Standard/ Olympic Distance 1500m Swim, 40km Bike, 10km Run
- ½ Ironman 2km(ish) Swim, 90km Bike, 21km Run
- Ironman 3.8km Swim, 180km Bike, 42km Run
- If you are starting out you may race a super sprint event which could be anything
from a 50m – 300m swim, 4km – 16km bike and 1km – 3km run.
Duathlon has 3 key distances:
- Sprint Distance 5km Run, 20km Bike, 2.5km Run
- Standard Distance 10km, 40km, 5km
- Long Distance 10 or longer, 60 or longer, 10 or longer
Multisport by definition is a mixture of many sports and distances and typically vary as to which
sports are involved. Races can last between 30minutes for a beginners event up to 7 days or more in an
Adventure Multisport event.
Here is a list of sports which you may find in a Multisport race:
- Kayaking
- On and off road running
- Cycling
- Mountain biking
- Hiking
- Abseiling
- Caving
- Rock climbing
- Inline skating
- Skating
- And many others.
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