Triathlon Gear
A triathlon is a mulstiport event combining swimming, cycling, and running with time paramaters from beginning the swim until completing the run. There are several distance and below are the most common:
Sprint: 300-500 meter swim, 12-15 mile bike, 5K run
Olympic: 1500 meter swim, 40K bike, 10K run
Half-Ironman: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman Distance: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run
Also in the multisport arena are duathlons (run-bike-run) and aquathons (swim-run).
Beginning recommend gear: cap/goggles, helment, bike, sunglasses, trisuit or shorts and singlet, running shoes. After you are addicted to the sport (and we know you will be), there are some great additions that can make you stronger and faster. Tri-bike, wetsuit, clip shoes, etc.