What is a Triathlon? -399 Days to go

A Triathalon is a race with three events: Swimming, biking & running.

The first triathlon was held in 1978.

Triathlons come in many different sizes. Most people know the Ironman race that is held in Kona Hawaii every year. That is the Ironman triathlon. There are several Ironman races, but Kona is the world championships.

So what is the difference between an Ironman and a Triathlon?

Triathlon is the race.

Ironman is the longest triathlon.

Triathlons come in 4 major sizes:
Sprint (Swim .5 mile, bike 16, run 3.1)

Olympic (Swim .9 mile, bike 25, run 6.2)

Half (Swim 1.2 mile, bike 56, run 13.1)

Ironman (Swim 2.4 mile, bike 112, run 26.2)

The catch is, to doing these races is time.

You must finish the race before a certain time or they roll up the course behind you. You are disqualified. D-Qed. Done. Fineeto. Stick a fork in me, DONE. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

My record for an Olympic is 3:20:00
My record for a Half is 7:29:38
(Notice as I go farther, I go slower. That could be a problem...)
The Ironman has a cut off time of 17 hours. For me the challenge will not be the distance but the speed. Can I get fast enough to make the cut off? I have 399 days to find out.