What are the typical triathlon distances?
There are no set distances for triathlons. Many triathlons use various distances that conform to the land/water available to them. There are, however, some standard distances for triathlons: • Ironman: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run • Half Ironman: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run • Olympic Distance: 1500 meter (.93 mile) swim, 40k (24.8 mile) bike, 10k (6.2 mile) run – this is the distance used in the summer olympics • Sprint Distance: usually about one half of an Olympic Distance race 500-750 meter swim, 12 mile bike and 3.1 mile run.
