triathlon
noun
tri·ath·lon
trī-ˈath-lən 
-ˌlän,
nonstandard -ˈa-thə-
: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (such as swimming, bicycling, and running)
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Cycling is one of the three legs of triathlon, after all.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Those sports are tennis, golf, swimming, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, skiing, fencing, women’s bowling, indoor and outdoor cross country, women’s triathlon, women’s equestrian, rifle, and skiing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The French government spent $1.5 billion cleaning up the waterway that snakes through Paris, with ambitious plans to host the triathlon and marathon swim in it.
—Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Forget marathons, triathlons and even the Tour de France — the annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony may be the world's greatest endurance test.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Those sports are tennis, golf, swimming, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, skiing, fencing, women’s bowling, indoor and outdoor cross country, women’s triathlon, women’s equestrian, rifle, and skiing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The French government spent $1.5 billion cleaning up the waterway that snakes through Paris, with ambitious plans to host the triathlon and marathon swim in it.
—Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Forget marathons, triathlons and even the Tour de France — the annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony may be the world's greatest endurance test.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triathlon. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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triathlon
noun
tri·ath·lon
ˌtrī-ˈath-ˌlän
: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (as swimming, bicycling, and running)
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