How to Use triathlon in a Sentence

triathlon

noun

• During the triathlon, Dixon swims, bikes, and runs with a guide.
  — Allison Torres Burtka, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2021
• In a year and a half of training, Chris went from the couch to a sprint 14-mile triathlon.
  — Julia M. Chan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
• All of the kids have already done at least one triathlon.
  — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018
• This is the first time the triathlon has ever been cancelled.
  — Justin Carissimo, CBS News, 21 July 2019
• The best in the world are joining the Milwaukee triathlon scene.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023
• The triathlon and open water swimming Olympic events are due to take place in the Seine.
  — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 25 July 2024
• Cycling is one of the three legs of triathlon, after all.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
• In triathlon, the course is paved, controlled and often flat.
  — Adam Skolnick, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
• But what few knew was that Gwen Jorgensen had tired of triathlon.
  — Gary D'amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
• Sara Klemme of Sun Prairie was one of those first-time triathlon racers.
  — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2021
• The first gold medal of the Games was won by Bermuda's Flora Duffy in the women's triathlon.
  — Chris Scott, CNN, 5 Apr. 2018
• What a way for the triathlon Mixed Relay event to make its Olympic debut.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 31 July 2021
• The warning was in effect until 3 p.m., well past the start time for the swim portion of the triathlon.
  — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
• Like this one: the only event most locals in Tokyo could see turned out to be the triathlon race.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2021
• For the first time, the 2018 event also included a kids triathlon.
  — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• The kind who power through fifteen-hour work days and then train for a triathlon.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
• When you’ve been married 45 years, why stress over one more triathlon?
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 2 June 2019
• In 2024, the river will serve as the venue for Olympic triathlon and distance swimming events.
  — Catherine Porter James Hill, New York Times, 12 May 2023
• Gillian Fealy’s first triathlon attempt didn’t go as planned.
  — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• As Chris powered through the triathlon's final leg, race day turned to race night.
  — Julia M. Chan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
• Triathlon: The men's triathlon final will be live at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
  — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 25 July 2021
• Kriegler was training for a triathlon when an injury forced him to stop.
  — Jeff Strickler, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
• The triathlon started at 8:30 a.m. at Wasilla High School.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2019
• Jorgensen, of course, went on to become an Olympic gold medalist in the triathlon.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2019
• The point of all this is not to run marathons or triathlons, but to invest in an active lifestyle.
  — Derek Fitzgerald, Philly.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• The watch also isn’t designed to work for an indoor pool swim in triathlon mode.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 17 Nov. 2020
• That sums it up in the same way that a triathlon is just a few hours spent swimming, biking, and running.
  — Popular Science, 15 Sep. 2020
• Paris is about to hold a triathlon, with the swim portion set to become an all-you-can-eat buffet!
  — Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
• Doro, who competed in triathlons, found the hike to Capitol Lake easy.
  — The Atlantic, 17 May 2018
• The poor water quality of the Seine also cast a shadow over the Olympic triathlon events in Paris several weeks ago.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025