	SWIM		BIKE		RUN
	km	mi	km	mi	km	mi
Jr. Youth (7-10 yrs)	0.1	0.06	5	3.10	1	0.62
Sr. Youth (11-14yrs)	0.2	0.12	12	7.45	3	1.86
Short	0.3~1	0.24~0.62	8~25	5~15.5	1.5~5	1~3
Olympic	1.5	0.93	40	24.86	10	6.21
Ironman	3.8	2.4	180.2	112	42.1	26.2
Ultra	3.2+	2+	100+	62+	30+	19+
Deca (10xIM)	3.2+	2+	100+	62+	30+	19+

Other distances are the 3 times the ironman (3 days), and the Deca-triathlon: 10 times the ironman (maximum 18 days).
How Do I Train?

See triathlon program. Just remember, triathlons are only as hard as you make them.

Wetsuits:

The basic issue with wetsuits is that in addition to making open water swims safer by providing the wearer with added warmth and flotation they also provide a speed advantage. The speed advantage comes from the added flotation that puts a swimmer's body in a higher and more "correct" position. This is the position that a good swimmer swims with anyway by using proper technique. Wetsuits are allowed depending on the water temperature.

Therefore, wetsuits speed-up a poor swimmer with poor body position much more than they speed-up a swimmer that already uses good body position.

Why is the "Olympic distance" triathlon 1.5k/40k/10k?

As the sport evolved the largest emerging series used these distances. The origin is not exactly clear but a 1500m swim is the standard "long" swim race, the 40k timetrial is a cycling standard, and 10k is the most popular road racing venue. The international triathlon governing bodies needed a distance to promote for the Olympics and picked the "most popular" format.

What's a "brick"? A "brick" workout, in the triathlon community, is a bike ride followed immediately by a run. It seems nobody really remembers how it got its name but a couple guesses are:

Bike-Run-ICK!
That's how your legs feel for the first part of the run.

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