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01 CHOOSE YOUR RACE

Before we start, just what are the common multisport distances and what’s a decent amateur time for these?

Super-sprint triathlon 400m swim/10km bike/2.5km run. Anything under an hour is good.

Sprint-distance tri 750m swim/20km bike/5km run. Less than 90mins and you’re gearing yourself for a decent time.

Standard ‘Olympic’ distance tri 1.5km swim/40km bike/10km run. Anything under 3:15hrs is solid.

1.9km swim/90km bike/21.1km run. For the age group 35-39, a good male time is around six hours, with another hour on top for

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