Event Types - Triathlon Ireland

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ADULT DISTANCES AND DISCIPLINES

TRIATHLON (SWIM – BIKE – RUN)

	Swim	Bike	Run
Try-a-Tri / Super Sprint	250m	6km	3km
Sprint	750m	20km	5km
Standard	1500m	40km	10km
Middle	1900m	90km	21.1km
Long	3800m	180km	42.2km
Cross (Off Road)	1000m	20-25km	6-8km

Mixed Team Relay: Teams of four (2 x men, 2 x women) with each completing a Super Sprint triathlon before tagging their team-mate.

Para Triathlon: 750m swim, 20km bike (hand bike/tandem), 5km run / racing wheelchair/

CROSS TRIATHLON

	Swim	Mountain Bike	Cross Country Run	Min Age Required
Team Relay	200m to 250m	4km to 5km	1.2km to 1.6km	15
Sprint Distance	500m	10km to 12km	3km to 4km	16
Standard Distance	1,000m to 1,500m	20km to 30km	6km to 10km	18

DUATHLON (RUN – BIKE – RUN)

	Run	Bike	Run
Sprint	5km	20km	2.5km
Standard	10km	40km	5km
Long	20km	80km	10km

CROSS DUATHLON

	Cross Country Run	Mountain Bike	Cross Country Run	Min Age Required
Team Relay	1.2km to 1.6km	4km to 5km	0.6km to 0.8km	15
Sprint Distance	3km to 4km	10km to 12km	1.5km to 2km	16
Standard Distance	6km to 8km	20km to 25km	3km to 4km	18

AQUATHLON (SWIM – RUN)

	Swim	Run
Sprint	750m	5km
Standard	1000m	5km
Long	2000m	10km

AQUABIKE (SWIM – BIKE)

	Swim	Bike
Sprint	400-1000m	8-30km
Standard	1000-2000m	30-50km
Long	2000-3100m	50-100km

Young People’s DISTANCES AND DISCIPLINES

TRIATHLON (SWIM – BIKE – RUN)

Note: All ages noted refer to the age of the young people on 31^st December of the race year.

These age restrictions apply whether you compete as an individual or as part of a relay team.

The distances below are recommendations only. However, they must be closely adhered to. If you are running a race where any of the distances are longer than outlined below, please contact Triathlon Ireland to discuss your proposed distances.

The following maximum distances are applicable for each age group for triathlon competitions:

Triathlon	Swim	Bike	Run
Ages 4-5	25m	500m	100m
Age 6-7	50m	1km	400m
Ages 8-9	100m	2km	800m
Ages 10-11	200m	6km	1km
Ages 12-13	400m	8km	2km
Ages 14-15	500m	13km	3.5km
Ages 16-17	750	20km	5km

The following maximum distances are applicable for each age group for duathlon competitions:

Duathlon	Run 1	Bike	Run 2
Ages 4-5	100m	500m	100m
Age 6-7	400m	1km	200m
Ages 8-9	800m	2km	400m
Ages 10-11	1km	6km	500m
Ages 12-13	2km	8km	1km
Ages 14-15	3km	13km	1.5km
Ages 16-17	5km	20km	2.5km

The following maximum distances are applicable for each age group for aquathlon competitions:

Aquathlon	Run 1	Swim	Run 2
Ages 4-5	100m	25m	100m
Age 6-7	200m	50m	200m
Ages 8-9	400m	100m	400m
Ages 10-11	500m	200m	500m
Ages 12-13	1km	400m	1km
Ages 14-15	1.5km	500m	1.5km
Ages 16-17	2.5km	750m	2.5km

Aquabike distances should be taken from the swim and cycle distances of triathlon competitions