The results indicate that US life expectancy drops by 2 years when people sit for more than 3 hours a day, and another 1.4 years for watching TV more than 2 hours a day.
A half distance triathlon, also known as âmiddle distanceâ and sometimes referred to as a 70.3 (named for the total number of miles travelled) covers, as the name suggests, half the distance of the Iron-man. The required distances are a 1.93 km (1.2 miles) swim, a 90 km (56 miles) cycle and 21.9 km (13.1 mile) run.he Olympic distance triathlon, also known as âinternational distanceâ requires a 1.5 km (0.93 mile) swim, a 40 km (24.8 mile) cycle and a 10 km (6.2 mile) run.
International Distance Triathlon Swim distance will vary. Distance may range from mile to 1.5k or 800-1700 yards. Olympic Distance Triathlon Swim distance is 1.5k or approximately 1700 yards. Half Iron Distance Triathlon Swim distance is 1.2 miles or approximately 2000 yards. Iron Distance Triathlon Swim distance is 2.4 miles or approximately 4000 yards.