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.
How long does it take to finish an International Distance Triathlon? The answer, based on our analysis of more than 75 triathlons: about 3 hours, on average. Swim 1.5k in 40 minutes, Bike 40k in an hour and 20 minutes, and Run 10k in one hour.Transitions included in the total.It's important to note that there can be, and often are, variations between one international distance triathlon and another, which will affect average finish times.o the next step is to compare average finish times by age group. This chart is for the 2011 Chicago Triathlon, average finish time 3:15. The swim was choppy, the bike course was, as always, long, but like most, the run course was average.