To reiterate, the independent variable is the thing over which the researcher has control and is manipulating. In this experiment, the researcher is controlling the food intake of the participant. The dependent variable is believed to be dependent on the independent variable.
This grueling triathlon distance consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile ride and a 26.2-mile run. Ironman pros post bike splits as fast as four hours and 15 seconds -- a more than 26 mph average pace, which gets all the press. You may wonder how more average mortals perform on the bike portion of the course so you can gauge your training and potential race-day performance.
As you can already see, there isn't really an average time. Just you're average time and your goals. I completed my first sprint triathlon with a 5K run in April of 07 with a time of 45:00 and total time of 1:45:23. My main goal was to finish and secondary goal was 1:45. I was elated! Two weeks ago I completed the same sprint triathlon in 1:32:04 with a run time of 38:45.