Triathlon: Triathlon is word originated from the two Greek words Trei means three and Athlon means contest
. In Europe triathlon includes swimming (400m), cycling (18km) and sprint race (4km) in a linear sequential order, the distance may vary according to the age of the participants. Whoever finishes all three races in the shortest time is the winner including the time interval in which a participant ends the first race and starts the other.
It may seem quite hard to a normal person to compete in this event because one should have to be very fit and healthy to get a distinct position in the event. This is why people usually do not participate in it but it is not that much difficult as some people think, because you have enough time to make yourself fit enough to participate in the event. Mostly athletes use different techniques and do different exercises to get prepared for the competition there are also some methods described in the triathlon training program through which you can make yourself a perfect triathlon too.
There are numerous triathlon training books and guides available in the market, the training methods may vary in every book but all these guides emphasize on one thing which is fitness because your fitness is all what you need in this competition to win.