In sports & fitness, triathlon means: An endurance race in which athletes swim, cycle and then run, one straight after the other, over set distances.
In Turkish: triatlon
How it is used
Popular with endurance athletes and amateur age-group racers. The Olympic (standard) distance is a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km ride and a 10 km run; athletes change between disciplines in the transition area. A competitor is a triathlete.
Example sentences
He did his first sprint triathlon last summer.
Triathlon training means fitting three sports into every week.
Common collocations
sprint triathlon
Olympic-distance triathlon
triathlon training
compete in a triathlon
Related terms
enduranceThe ability to keep up physical effort for a long time without tiring, important in sports like running, cycling, swimming and rowing.
freestyleA swimming event in which any stroke may be used, in practice almost always front crawl; the word also names styles in wrestling, skiing and other sports.
marathonA long-distance running race of 42.195 kilometres (26.2 miles), usually held on roads; the word is also used for any very long event.
taperTo reduce training volume in the days or weeks before a major competition so that the athlete arrives rested and at peak performance.
