To improve your HDL level and your overall cholesterol, you definitely want to avoid trans fats, which are commonly found in hard margarines, baked goods and fried fast foods. Conversely, you want to consume more healthy fats like those found in avocado, olive oil, nuts and salmon.
Super sprints, a newer sport sanctioned by the governing body USA Triathlon, is fast and short, as the name suggests. The distances come in at the lowest end of the short-distance triathlon and range from 0.2 to 0.25 miles in the water, 5 to 8 miles on the bike and 1 to 2 miles running.
There are a variety of triathlon race distances to accommodate all of the different skill levels out there. Some race types / distances vary from race to race, from continent to continent, while others distances are consistent with the lengths. The data below is for reference purposes, please check with the triathlon event for actual distances. Once in a while you will see 70.3 or 113. These numbers represent the total distance of the half while 140.6 or 226 represent the distances of a full iron distance event. Representation has now traveled down to the shorter distance with 5150 representing and Olympic distance triathlon event while 2575 signifies a Sprint distance triathlon race.