HiYoSilver
12-20-05, 10:18 AM
Ok, friend is in to tri's and keep on nudging me to consider them. Is the biking length always constant? if so, what length? If not, what lengths are common?
Triathlon - Simple Tri question
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specialK
12-20-05, 10:40 AM
basic triathlon distances are (shortest to longest);
Sprint; 500m swim, 25km bike, 5 km run
Olypmic; 1000m swim, 50km bike, 10k run
1/2 Ironman / wildflower; 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman; 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
Sprint; 500m swim, 25km bike, 5 km run
Olypmic; 1000m swim, 50km bike, 10k run
1/2 Ironman / wildflower; 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman; 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
HiYoSilver
12-20-05, 03:15 PM
ok, thanks. I thought 25km was the standard.
Sprocket Man
12-20-05, 04:04 PM
basic triathlon distances are (shortest to longest);
Sprint; 500m swim, 25km bike, 5 km run
Olypmic; 1000m swim, 50km bike, 10k run
1/2 Ironman / wildflower; 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman; 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
Olympic distance is 1500m swim, 40k bike and a 10k run.
Sprint; 500m swim, 25km bike, 5 km run
Olypmic; 1000m swim, 50km bike, 10k run
1/2 Ironman / wildflower; 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman; 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
Olympic distance is 1500m swim, 40k bike and a 10k run.
zakk
12-20-05, 05:09 PM
basic triathlon distances are (shortest to longest);
Sprint; 500m swim, 25km bike, 5 km run
Olypmic; 1000m swim, 50km bike, 10k run
1/2 Ironman / wildflower; 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman; 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
wildflower has an Olympic distance, 1/2 iron, and sprint. Also, OLY's are 1.5 km, not 1km swims, with a 40km bike, not 50km.
Sprits are any distance up to Olympic. from 200 yard swims to 1.25km swims, 5 - 20 mi bikes, and 2-5 mile runs.
Sprints: ~.5mi/15mi/3mi ***
Olympic: 1.5km/40km/10km
1/2 Iron: 1.2mi/56mi/13.1mi
Iron: 2.4mi/112mi/26.2mi
***usually, as I said earlier it varies wildly.
Sprint; 500m swim, 25km bike, 5 km run
Olypmic; 1000m swim, 50km bike, 10k run
1/2 Ironman / wildflower; 1.2mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman; 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
wildflower has an Olympic distance, 1/2 iron, and sprint. Also, OLY's are 1.5 km, not 1km swims, with a 40km bike, not 50km.
Sprits are any distance up to Olympic. from 200 yard swims to 1.25km swims, 5 - 20 mi bikes, and 2-5 mile runs.
Sprints: ~.5mi/15mi/3mi ***
Olympic: 1.5km/40km/10km
1/2 Iron: 1.2mi/56mi/13.1mi
Iron: 2.4mi/112mi/26.2mi
***usually, as I said earlier it varies wildly.
Do You TRI?
01-20-06, 10:43 PM
sprints vary from race to race depending on the course available, etc .... the other three (oly, 1/2, and Iron) are always the same