common triathlon events

super sprint distance

- 300m swim, 16km bike, 5km run OR .18 mile swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run

- top triathletes come in less than 1 hour

 sprint distance

- 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run OR .47 mile swim, 12.4 mile bike, 3.1 mile run

 olympic distance

- 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km OR .93 mile swim, 24.9 mile bike, 6.1 mile run

 half ironman distance

- 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1 km run OR 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run

- pro triathletes come in around 4-5 hours; trained triathletes come in around 5-7 hours; those just hoping to finish come in around 7-8 hours and more.

 ironman distance

- 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run OR 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run

- pro triathletes come in around 8-9 hours; trained triathletes come in around 9-12 hours; those just hoping to finish come in around 14 hours and more.

meter to miles conversions

After listening for weeks to a great tri podcast out of New Zealand, I gotta post some conversions to make life easier.

1k = .6 miles 5k = 3.1 miles 10k = 6.2 miles 25k = 15.5 miles 50k = 31.0 miles 80k = 49.7 miles 100k = 62.1 miles 180k = 111.8 miles

300 meters = .19 miles 400 meters = .25 miles 800 meters = .50 miles 1000 meters = .62 miles 1500 meters = .93 miles 2000 meters = 1.2 miles 4000 meters = 2.4 miles