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    Zubaidah Abdulrasheed NG636 001

    Triathlon
    Endurance Races
    Overview presented by:
    Market Analysis
    industry growth rate 15% per annum
    over 13,000 official triathlon events held
    globally every year
    TV coverage in 160 countries, global
    viewing audience of 207 million
    large, affluent base of participating
    athletes, average age 42, spending
    $3845.62 per year on the sport
    History of Triathlons
    started as cross training for runners
    first triathlons held in San Diego in 1974
    first ‘Ironman’ held in 1978 (12 men)
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    first World Championships in 1989


    became an Olympic sport at the Sydney
    Games in 2000
    Super Sprint Triathlon
    Swim: 400m - Bike: 10km - Run: 2.5km
    short distances, good for all levels
    an easy introduction to triathlons
    shorter sprint races more accessible to
    those with fewer hours to train each
    week
    good completion time - under 1 hour
    race cut-off time – 1 hour 20 minutes
    Sprint Triathlon
    Swim: 750m - Bike: 20km - Run: 5km
    shortest option at many events
    provides a gateway into the sport for
    novices
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    training less demanding and disruptive


    to lifestyle
    good completion time - under 90
    minutes
    elite male time: 00:57:23
    elite female time: 01:03:00
    race cut-off time - 2 hours 15 mins
    International Triathlon
    Swim: 1.5km - Bike: 40km - Run: 10km
    accepted as the ‘standard’ triathlon
    distance
    became an Olympic sport at the Sydney
    Games in 2000
    good completion time - under 3 hours
    elite male time: 01:46:25
    elite female time: 01:58:56
    race cut-off time - 4 hours
    Zubaidah Abdulrasheed NG636 001

    Half-Ironman Triathlon
    Swim: 1.9km - Bike: 90km - Run: 21.1km
    also known as ‘middle distance’ or ‘70.3’
    gaining in popularity - challenging step-
    up from standard distance
    good completion time – men = 6 hours,
    women = 7 hours
    elite male time: 03:41:30
    elite female time: 04:09:19
    race cut-off time - 8 hours and 30
    minutes
    Ironman Triathlon
    Swim: 3.8km - Bike: 180km - Run:
    42.2km
    also known as ‘long distance’ or ‘140.6’
    one of the most difficult one-day
    sporting events in the world
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    good completion time – men = 13 hours,


    women = 14 hours
    completing in under 11 hours is a huge
    achievement
    elite male time: 08:14:18
    elite female time: 09:00:55
    race cut-off time - 17 hours

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