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.
Before training, you need to choose your distance and locate a race (find one at trifind.com). There are five primary triathlon distances: Sprint triathlon: Half-mile (750m) swim, 12.4 mi (20km) bike, 3.1mi (5km) run. Olympic triathlon: 0.93mi (1.5km) swim, 24.8mi (40km) bike, 6.2mi (10km) run.