What is the triathlon?

Triathlon is a sports event that combines three sports, usually runs, cycling and swimming. During the triathlon, competitors perform all three sports gradually without stopping, in an effort to defeat the clock. People of all ages and sizes of competitions in triathlons, although in the triathlon world dominated the perimeter of professional athletes, as with other sports events. Triathlon training, as well as competitive, can be a great way to get into shape and enjoy sport. In addition, many triathlons are held in favor of a charity organization, similar to marathons that support athletes at different levels of experience and physical ability to compete. Triathlon tests the endurance and speed of the athlete, as well as its ability to save energy and focus on the race as a whole. Triathletes are usually extremely strong and limber, with strong upper swimming bodies and well -developed lower bodies for cycling and running. Groups of athletes are usually sent in the stages to preventILA clogging fields, usually beginning professionals and following with amateurs broken according to the age group. The triathlon variation is a relay triathlon in which another athlete completes every phase.

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swimming phase usually takes place in the lake or in an open ocean. As soon as athletes emerge from the water, it immediately turns into cycling equipment, because the time of transition between the stages is calculated in the overall time. After cycling, athletes change shoes to run, and the course is considered complete as soon as the athletes exceed the line. In longer triathlons, the help stations along the road offer water, food, electrolytes and other supplies to athletes along with the first help for injury.

The length of the triathlon may vary extremely. In triathlon super sprint athletes compete for very short distances, usually bathe a quarter mile (400 meters), cycling six miles (10 kilometers) and one and a half miles (two and a half kilometersEtra). On the other hand, Ironman Triathlon, which takes place every year in Hawaii, has 2.4 miles (3.8 kilometers) swimming, cycling 110 miles (180 kilometers) and cycling 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers). An exhausting event, an ultramanese triathlon, takes place for three days and covers 320 miles (515 kilometers).