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.
Woodstock wrote:It's hard to judge times because according to triathlon rules the course has to be within a 10% accuracy limit so the distance can be as short as 38km.This is a common misconception regarding ironmans. Shorter tris can employ the 10% rule although most the the time it's a smaller discrepancy around 2-4%. Ironmans are the full distance. Woodstock wrote: It's hard to judge times because according to triathlon rules the course has to be within a 10% accuracy limit so the distance can be as short as 38km.