A triathlon is a multi-sport endurance event consisting of swimming, cycling and running. Triathletes compete for fastest overall course completion time, including timed "transitions" between the individual swim, bike, and run components.
Triathlon races vary in distance. According to the International Triathlon Union, and USA Triathlon, the main international race distances are Sprint distance (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run), Intermediate distance, known as Olympic distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km ride, 10 km run), the Long Course (1.9 km swim, 90 km ride, 21.1 km run), and Ultra Distance aka Ironman (3.8 km swim, 180 km ride, and a marathon: 42.2 km run).
Since I'm only SORT of a glutton for punishment, I've opted for a well-known women's only sprint triathlon: The Danskin. http://www.danskintriathlon.net/seattle.html - 1/2mi swim, 12mi bike, and 3.1mi run. August 15th, y'all, mark your calendars.
First team training run tonight; more on the team later.
Today's training: 30 minute run/walk
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