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Triathlon
A Triathlon is an athletic event made up of three contests (from the Greek). Nowadays, the name triathlon is mostly applied to a combination of swimming, cycling and running, in that order.
This form of triathlon was first held by the San Diego Track Club in the 1970s. The first major triathlon event, the Ironman Triathlon, was organized in 1978 and held in Hawaii.
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in 1989.
The sport made its debut on the Olympic program at the Sydney Games in 2000.
There are a number of standard triathlon race distances, including
Though there can be some variation in race distances, the standards to which most race directors conform are those given above.
There is also a winter variant of this sport that's raced in snow-covered conditions and which usually consists of cross country skiing, mountain biking and running legs (in that order).
Another popular variant are so-called offroad triathlons that consist of swimming, mountain biking and trail running
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The Triathlon Pages
Beginners' and race day, and nutrition tips, along with race results compiled by Stephen Kuszelyk.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/3371/
Reid, Peter
Ironman World Champion. Race schedule, news, and events.
http://www.PeterReid.com/
Hogbin, Emma Jane
Tri race reports and photos from the Back of the Pack.
http://www.emmajane.net/sport
Martin, Paul: One Man's Leg
Features the story of Paul Martin, who become a world champion triathlete and Paralympic competitor and inspirational speaker. Includes information on book, speaking engagements, and race schedule.
http://www.onemansleg.com/
Oliver, Robert
The online collection of one of triathlon's most well known photographers. Constantly updated with photos from the biggest races the world has to offer.
http://www.robertoliver.com/
Chris McCormack
News and highlights, photo gallery, biographical information, triathlon links.
http://www.chrismccormack.com.au/
Dibens, Julie
A pro triathlete competing for the UK, currently living in the United States. This site contains Julie's background information, race results, race schedule, photos, and some of Julie's favorite triathlon links.
http://www.juliedibens.com/
Desprez, Frédéric
Race schedules, pictures, and links.
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/~desprez/FILES/TRIATH/triath.html
Fuhr, Heather
Biographical information, career highlights and schedule information for the 1997 Ironman Hawaii champion.
http://www.cdtt.com/heather.html
Mofford, Glen
Eleven years of triathlon history, training tips, photos, and links.
http://members.tripod.com/glenalan
Kate
A normal woman decides to try her first triathlon and journals her training experiences on the way to becoming a triathlete.
http://www.drizzle.com/~kate/current/tri/index.html
Guzda, Rhonda
A world class triathlete from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Features race photos, profile, results and highlights.
http://www.rhondaguzda.com/
Parette, Tom
Personal page with various triathlon/Ironman pictures.
http://www.tomparette.com/
ironclive.com - an ironman triathlete's website
Clive Cartlidge's personal site covering ironman triathlon, running, swimming and other topics.
http://www.ironclive.com/
Lab-Rat
Aimed at middle of the pack triathletes or supporters that are involved for the enjoyment of the sport that tests endurance, patience, and bank balance.
http://uk.geocities.com/ironmansly/
Jay's Triathlon Site
Dedicated to Jay Beckley, member of New Zealand duathlon team. Includes articles, photos, news, calendar, sponsors, and links.
http://www.eteamz.com/sites/jay/
Competitionzone.com: Natasha Filliol
Includes news, results, reports, schedule, and photos.
http://www.competitionzone.com/natasha.htm
Tripics.com
Gallery quality triathlon prints, posters and postcards by triathlon photographer Robert Oliver.
http://www.tripics.com/
Triathlon Adventures Florida 2003
Roger Sunderland has put together this website about Triathlon. Links, photos, results of Tri's around the state of Florida.
http://rogersunderland.com/
Bruckart, Jim LTC (Dr)
Personal web page with information about his triathlon interest as well as military service, medicine, and pets.
http://www.geocities.com/trijim/
Kouwenhoven, Chris
Dutch triathlete features information on running, cycling and swimming along with photo gallery. Nederlands and English versions available.
http://www.chriskouwenhoven.nl/triathlon/
Al Navidi's Personal Website
Information about his triathlon and marathon activities and other personal information.
http://www.navidi.com/
Sturla, Eduardo
Site of this professional triathlete with biography, statistics, results and pictures.
http://martinsturla.tripod.com/
Gaal, Marty
Marty is a professional Florida triathlete and technical writer who balances a full-time job with smart training. Read about it here.
http://www.martygaal.com/
twothirds
Triathlon through the eyes of a non-runner.
http://twothirds.org/
Miller, Christine A.
Personal site for Team in Training to Raise awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Provides photos, training and personal information.
http://www.geocities.com/chris_miller_95014/ChristineAMiller.html
Jim's Triathlon Page
Triathlon and running events and results.
http://mypage.direct.ca/f/fleminggordon/index.html
Tricia Richter (TriBaby)
Stories, race reports, and photos.
http://www.stanford.edu/~brooksie/index.html
Armour, Richard
Competes in triathlons to raise money for Imperial Cancer Research, in memory of his father. Includes results, training, and links.
http://formydad.co.uk/
Zeiger, Joanna
A professional triathlete who finished in the top 6 overall at Ironman Hawaii in 1998 and 1999 and was selected to represent the United States in the 2000 Olympics. News, biography, photos, schedule, results, and training.
http://www.joanna-zeiger.com/
Lara Kaplan
An article about Lara from Conference Speakers International.
http://www.conferencespeakers.co.za/lara.htm
Bakker, Gillian
Profile of a Canadian professional long distance triathlete.
http://www.gillianbakker.com/
Blake, Jasper
Features news, results, racing schedule and sponsors of this Canadian elite triathlete.
http://www.jasperblake.com/
Fontana, Gary
Amateur triathlete featuring events calendar, photo gallery, links, and guestbook.
http://www.eteamz.com/sites/garyfontanastriathlonsite/
Scott Curry's Triathlon Page
Triathlete from Ontario, Canada shares photos and videos from races.
http://www.bikeforest.com/scott
Raymond (Rett) Britt - Multisport Training Resource
One athlete's approach to achieving competitive Ironman triathlon and marathon race performances while training less than 10 hours per week. Site includes training logs, race reports, and other supporting material.
http://www.rbritt.com/
Edith Chan
San Francisco based athlete offers bio, race schedule, results & photos online.
http://www.edithchan.com
Fish Net
Biography of Andrea Fisher, career, race reports, schedule, training, photos, discussion group, and links.
http://www.andreafisher.com/
Sauk Valley Triathlon
Workout plans, polls, links, photos of northwest Illinois triathletes.
http://dschreiner.freeservers.com/
Rich Cruse Photography
Photography of the most popular triathlons and cycling events. His works are seen in national magazines and in ads for major companies.
http://members.aol.com/rcruse/
Irongang
Made by triathletes for triathletes. Includes news, forum, links.
http://www.ecurie-ardennes.be/irongang/
James Loaring
A professional triathlete from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.loaring.com/james/loaring.htm
Sears, Rachel
Biographical information, news, race schedule and multi-sport related information.
http://www.rachelsears.com/
Off-Road Iron Triathlon Training Journal
Personal experience training to compete in the world's first Iron-length off-road triathlon.
http://www.adventure-writer.com/ironman
Robert Skaggs
Information on races, triathlon schedules, and links.
http://www.5skaggs.com/Robs_Page.htm
Professional Triathlete - Ironman Competitor - International Model
Professional triathlete with biography, statistics, results and pictures.
http://www.chrislieto.com/
Helen Rooney - Triathlon, Running, and Life
Personal website about a back-of-the-pack triathlete. Photographs, daily journal, inspiration.
http://www.geocities.com/rooney_helen
FAT-to-fit
Mark Johnson, a member of the 2001 and 2002 USA Long Course Triathlon National's Team, chronicles his path to fitness from fatness as he gears up for racing.
http://www.fat-to-fit.com/
Alicia Parr : Triathlete
Competes in the North Carolina Triathlon Series, now the largest triathlon series in the United States, in the F30-34 age group.
http://www.aliciaparr.com/
BigMatt : Triathlete Matt Lieto
Biography, news, photographs, race schedule, and contacts.
http://bigmatt.trifuel.com/
The Road to Ironman - Julie Shelton
Julie is raising money for the Canadian Diabetes Association in memory of her grandmother. As a member of Team Diabetes Canada, she will participate in Ironman Canada 2003.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~jbshelton/
Tereza Macel
2000 Canadian Olympic triathlon champion. Product reviews, race reports, photographs, articles, and links.
http://www.terezamacel.com/
Skaggs Family
Triathlon and duathlon results, race schedule, and photographs.
http://www.5skaggs.com/
Benpulham.com
The official site of triathletes Ben Pulham and Scott Larsen. Ben and Scott are two of New Zealands promising young triathletes. News, profiles, schedules, photographs, and contacts.
http://www.benpulham.com/
Donnelly, Sharon
Canada's top ranked Olympic distance triathlete, a 2 time Canadian champion, 1999 Pan American Games champion and Sydney Olympics qualifier.
http://www.sharondonnelly.com
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