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I think this is a good resource for the history

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The History and Background of Triathlons

A "triathlon" is defined as a three-part sports discipline comprising swimming, cycling, and running. The three sports are contested as a continuous event without a rest. The triathlon can be an individual or team event over varying distances.

Triathlon history dates back to the early 1970s and originated with the San Diego Track Club. The triathlon was designed to be an alternative to hard track training. The first triathlon event was held on September 25, 1974. Don Shanahan and Jack Johnstone are pioneers in the history of the triathlon. The San Diego Track Club sponsored the event. The triathlon then comprised a 10 km run, 8 km cycle, and 500 m swim. In 1989, the sport was awarded Olympic status and featured for the first time at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in Australia. Since then, the sport has grown in popularity. In fact, no other sport achieved Olympic status in such a short time. Over the next decade, the triathlon grew by leaps and bounds and soon gained recognition worldwide.

In 1989, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in Avignon, France, and the first official world championships were held. The official distance for the triathlon was set at a 1500 m swim, a 40 km cycle, and a 10 km run-taken from existing events in each discipline already on the Olympic program. This standard distance is used for the ITU World Cup series and was also featured at the Sydney Olympic Games.

Triathlon races are held over four distances, known as sprint, Olympic, long course, and ultra. The Olympic triathlon comprises a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km bike ride, and a 10 km run.

After a mass start, the race remains continuous, with no stops between the three legs. Changeovers or transitions are vital to race strategy.

Women are expected to finish in just over 2 hours, with men requiring about 1 hour 50 minutes. The women race on the opening morning of the games, followed by the men the next morning.
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The History Of Triathlon. Where Triathlon Started.

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A "triathlon" is defined as a three-part sports discipline comprising swimming, cycling, and running. The three sports are contested as a continuous event

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What do you think of this image of the route of a triathlon?

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What do you think of this image of the route of a triathlon?

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Miami Metrorail Map Racial Map of the Us Famous Race Track Maps Maps of Olympic Events Tri -Rail Maps Route for a Triathlon

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Shall we agree to use text, image and video as the three common elements in our final resource?

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Shall we agree to use text, image and video as the three common elements in our final resource?

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I found this really good website covering all the rules, what do you think?

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These Competition Rules govern the behaviour of competitors, and the specifications for equipment used, during competition. All competitors taking part in events that have received their appropriate Home Nation Association Event Permit should familiarise themselves with these rules, in order to comply fully and avoid incurring a penalty for infraction.

The below Competition Rules dated January 2020 are the current version. No updates to the rules will be made for events taking place in 2021.

British Triathlon Competition Rules Overview of Changes 2020

Additional resources

Download the below posters for a key summary that can be displayed at your event.

KNOW THE RULES DRAFTING RULES EXPLAINED

Any competitor taking part in international competition, such as World Triathlon and Europe Triathlon Age-Group Championships should familiarise themselves with the World Triathlon Competition Rules.

World Triathlon Competition Rules World Triathlon Non-Traditional Bicycles Form

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These Competition Rules govern the behaviour of competitors, and the specifications for equipment used, during competition. All competitors taking part in events that have received their appropriate Home Nation Association Event Permit should familiarise themselves with these rules, in order to comply fully and avoid incurring a penalty for infraction.

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This is a really good video on the health benefits of Triathlon training, I think we should use this. What do you think?

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Coach Susan - Benefits of Triathlon Training

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This seems very detailed about the history, what do you think?

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This looks a great source of info , what do you think?

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this site also has some really good information about the benefits. what do you think?

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With 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of biking and 10 km of running, completing a triathlon is no easy task. But if you're a beginner, there are shorter "sprint" distances that can ease you into the sport. Either way, you're sure to become healthy and fit, as triathletes are some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world.

Here are the Top 10 from Health Fitness Revolution and author of the book ReSYNC Your Life Samir Becic:

Whole-body workout: Triathlons will strengthen all muscle groups in your body. Swimming strengthens your upper body while cycling and running helps you build lower body strength. You will develop lean muscles, build strength and tone your entire body.

An ideal weight-loss program: The combination of swimming, cycling and running - known as cross training - will make you fitter than you've ever been in your life, as well as burning huge amounts of fat from every area of your body.

Enjoy eating healthy and training: Training for this three-sport event will push you to eat a well-balanced diet, as well as fuel your body with things that will give you energy to reach that next milestone.

Improved health: A regular combination of swimming, cycling and running will help you lower your blood pressure, prevent diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and even lower the risk of osteoporosis or depression. Triathletes have larger hearts and a heart rate that is 17% below the average heart rate. Consequently, your heart doesn't have to work as hard as the heart of a non-trained individual. These health benefits will automatically add more years to your life.

More energy: A dramatic increase in your exercise and the change in your diet will help to heighten your energy levels and improve productivity. Although some training sessions will be grueling to get through, and you will obviously be tired afterwards, your overall energy levels will be much higher.

Feel 10 years younger: As well as slimming down, your body will be given a new lease on life. No matter how wrinkly or rotund you feel, there is always a way to turn it around with a gently increasing training program that will take you from zero to hero, knocking 10 years off in a matter of months.

Full body strengthening: Each aspect of a triathlon offers its own health benefits, helping to sculpt you into a god or goddess. Swimming creates definition in your upper body and improves flexibility, while running develops long and lean muscles, leaving cycling to tone the lower body while building strength.

Reducing the risk of injury: When you stick to just one sport - running, for example - you continue to stress the same body parts, resulting in common injuries like shin splints. With triathlon training, you are pushing yourself in three different sports, which each focus on different parts of your body, taking the constant stress off of one particular area. So, with a more balanced method of fitness, you can enjoy being injury-free for longer, resulting in less pain and a stronger body.

Mental health: When you begin to improve your health, you also start to improve your perspective on what you can achieve and how far you can push yourself. You will begin to notice an increased level of self-confidence and a difference in the way others perceive you.

Improved confidence: Completing a triathlon is highly impressive, so you will have to try to reign in the bragging and name-dropping in every conversion you partake in. After completing the distance of a triathlon, you should feel good about your achievements!

To see more of our Top 10 lists, click here.

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With 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of biking and 10 km of running, completing a triathlon is no easy task. But if you're a beginner, there are shorter "sprint" distances that can ease you into the sport. Either way, you're sure to become healthy and fit, as triathletes are some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world.

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How about this for a venue in Fishguard?

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How about this for a venue in Fishguard?

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http://walestriathlon.com/

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Clear points showing the history of triathlons. 

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Clear points showing the history of triathlons. 

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https://www.britishtriathlon.org/media/history-of-triathlon

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Lots of health benefits on this site. What do you think?

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Lots of health benefits on this site. What do you think?

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http://www.healthfitnessrevolution.com/top-10-health-benefits-triathlons/