About Triathlon

Triathlon consists of three disciplines: swim; bike; run - in that order.  Duathlon consists normally of a run / bike / run.  Aquathlon consists of a swim / run.  Distances for all events vary considerably.  They range from short course pool based events of, for example, a 400m swim, 10 mile bike and 3 mile run to the Olympic distance which is a 1500m open water swim, 40km bike and 10km run.  Beyond the Olympic distance there is the half and full lronman.  The latter consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a full 26.2 mile marathon run!  The majority of club members train up to and including the Olympic distance.

For more details see the British Triathlon Federation