Iyini i-triathlon?
I-triathlon iwumdlalo ohlanganisa imicimbi emithathu ehlukene: ukubhukuda, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili nokugijima, ngokulandelana. Isizathu salokhu kulandelana kwezenzakalo siwukuthi ziqala ngokuba yingozi kakhulu ziye ekubeni yingozi encane, ukuze umsubathi (njengoba umhlanganyeli we-triathlon ebizwa kanjalo) abe oqabuleke kakhulu futhi aphumule kahle lapho ebhukuda (ukuze agweme ukucwila) futhi akhathale kakhulu lapho egijima, lapho kunengozi encane yokwenza iphutha kunalapho esemanzini noma ehamba ngebhayisikili. Ama-triathlon ayahlukahluka kuye ngebanga nendawo. Zingaba mfushane njenge-sprint, engase ihlanganise ukubhukuda isiyingi esisodwa echibini, noma zibe zinde njenge-Ironman triathlon, ehlanganisa ukubhukuda amamayela angu-2,4 (amakhilomitha angu-2,4), ukuhamba ngebhayisikili amamayela angu-112 (amakhilomitha angu-112), nomjaho ophelele wama-marathon. Ibanga elivamile le-triathlon phakathi kwe-spring ne-ironman yi-triathlon yama-Olympic, ehlanganisa ukubhukuda amakhilomitha angu-1,5, ukugibela ibhayisikili amakhilomitha angu-40, nokugijima amakhilomitha ayishumi. Ama-triathlon angenziwa noma kuphi lapho kungenzeka khona ukwenza yonke imisebenzi emithathu, kuhlanganise eduze kwechibi lokubhukuda, ichibi noma ulwandle oluvulekile. Ukugijima kuvame ukwenziwa phezu kwe-asphalt eqinile kodwa futhi kungenziwa emzileni ongcolile.