Distances in triathlon
The "triple effort" consists to do, without interruption, a swimming, a cycling and a running race.
| Distance | Swimming (m) | Cycling (km) | Running (m) | Examples |
| Discovery | 250 | 10 | 2 500 | |
| Promotion | 500 | 20 | 5 000 | |
| Sprint | 750 | 20 | 5 000 | |
| Short | 1 500 | 40 | 10 000 | Olympic games |
| Medium | 2 500 | 80 | 20 000 | |
| Long | 4 000 | 120 | 30 000 | Nice |
| Ironman | 3 800 | 180 | 42 195 | Embrun, Hawaii |