The 1.5 km/40 km/10 km event is the standard Olympic triathlon, although half and double the distance is also common, per Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon The original Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii (and derivatives like the half Ironman) are mile based, and longer, 2.4 mi/112 mi/26.2 mi for the full Ironman.
--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Carleton MacDonald <[email protected]> wrote: From: Carleton MacDonald <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:45800] RE: 4th Annual Triathlon To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:47 PM Today’s Washington Post had a map of The Nation’s Triathlon. The distances were given as below with no conversion, and they even used “km” and not “K”. And the map had no mile scale, either. Good going, Washington Post. Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of STANLEY DOORE Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 09:10 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:45797] 4th Annual Triathlon The 4th Annual Nation's Triathlon will be run in Washington, DC on Sunday, 2009-09-13. It's metric. Swim - 1.5 km Bike - 40 km Run - 10 km Regards, Stan Doore
