The triathlon is an event that involves swimming, cycling and
running, in that order. One of the most well known
triathlon events is the Iron-man, with the world championships
held in Hawaii each year. There are other triathlon
lengths, including the Half Iron-man, the Olympic distance (used
at the Summer Olympic Games) and various Sprint distances that
are often determined by the sponsoring event.
This table shows the typical distances. You will note
that the running length follows after the typical running race
lengths of 10K, half marathon and marathon.
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