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.
40km (25 miles) Bike. 10km (6.2 miles) Run. Olympic Distance Triathlon Times. Average Professional time: Just under 2 hours. Good age group time: 2 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours. An Olympic distance triathlon is considered the intermediate or standard length.print Distance Triathlon Times. Average Professional time: around 1 hour. Good age group time: 1 hour 40 minutes. If you are a beginning triathlete, a sprint distance triathlon is a great place to begin.