Friday, April 1, 2011

Training for a Sprint Triathlon

Are you Training for a Sprint Triathlon? Triathlons are becoming very popular and are a great sport to help you acheive a top fitness level. Many consider the triathlon to be the ultimate in endurance races. The Sprint distance is a scaled down version of the longer triathlon distance and is something that most well trained endurtance athletes can complete. The official Sprint distances as determined by the International Triathlon Union and USA Triathlon are 750 meters (.47 of a mile) for the swim, 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) for the bike and 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) for the run.
 If you are new to the sport or relatively inexperienced then you should learn a bit more about the reccommended traininng methods for Sprint Triathlons. Please visit http://www.squidoo.com/training-for-a-sprint-triathlon

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Mike Menzter
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