What are the various distances for triathlons?
The most common triathlon categories are Sprint, Olympic, Half Ironman, and Ironman, with distances as follows (give or take a few yards depending on the race): . Sprint: With the popularity of Sprint races, the distances vary somewhere within this range: swim 400 – 800 yards, bike 10 -12 miles run 2 – 4 miles. The standard is – mile swim, 12.5-mile bike, and 3.1mile run. . Olympic: Swim .9miles (1.5K), Bike 24.8 miles (40K), Run 6.2 miles (10k) . Half Ironman: Swim 1.2 miles, Bike 56 miles, Run 13.1 miles .