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.
For a sprint, the race distances can fluctuate. Nonetheless, by the time your triathlon is upon you, you need to be able to do each distance of the race on consecutive days. As an example, if your race is a 500 meter swim, 20k bike, as well as 5k run, do the swim on Monday, the bike Tuesday, and the run Wednesday.or a sprint, the race distances can fluctuate. Nonetheless, by the time your triathlon is upon you, you need to be able to do each distance of the race on consecutive days. As an example, if your race is a 500 meter swim, 20k bike, as well as 5k run, do the swim on Monday, the bike Tuesday, and the run Wednesday.