Njengoba kunikezwe lesi sigaba mayelana nomncintiswano we-Ironman webanga eliphelele, ibanga elingakanani isiyalo ngasinye
Context:Kusukela maphakathi nawo-1990 kuye kwaqhutshwa ama-triathlon amaningi angekho e-WTC. Inani elilinganiselwe lemicimbi evunyelwe yi-WTC, kanye nenani elilinganiselwe lemikhankaso etholakalayo emncintiswaneni ngamunye, kuhlangene nokukhula kwezemidlalo okudale ukufunwa kwale micimbi engeyona eyentengiso. Eziningi zazo zihlanganyela ifomethi yamamayela angu-2,4 (3.9 km), 112-mile (180 km), 26.2-mile (42.2 km) ne-Ironman triathlon. Ekuqaleni, abaningi babesebenzisa igama elithi Ironman. Ngenxa yokuvikelwa okuqinile kwezimpawu, iningi lalezi zinhlanga alisasebenzisi igama elithi "Ironman".
Amabanga omncintiswano ophelele we-ironman angamamayela angu-2,4 (3.9km) ngokubhukuda, amamayela angu-112 (180km) ngebhayisikili kanye namamayela angu-26.2 (42.2km) ngokugijima.