TY - CHAP
T1 - Physiological Requirements of the Different Distances of Triathlon
AU - Sharma, Avish
AU - Periard, Julien
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Triathlon is a sport consisting of swimming, cycling and running performed consecutively over different distances, with each discipline connected by a brief transition. The distances over which triathlon racing occurs range from mixed-team relays to sprint, Olympic, long distance, half-Ironman and Ironman events. Within these events the swim (300–4000 m), cycle (7–180 km) and run (1.6–42.2 km) segments differ considerably. As a result, specific physiological requirements dictate success in the various forms of triathlon. Moreover, certain rules and regulations, such as the ability to draft behind competitors, affect the style of racing and consequently the physiological demands. This chapter will address these physiological requirements and the responses associated with the different distances of triathlon, from sprint to Ironman
AB - Triathlon is a sport consisting of swimming, cycling and running performed consecutively over different distances, with each discipline connected by a brief transition. The distances over which triathlon racing occurs range from mixed-team relays to sprint, Olympic, long distance, half-Ironman and Ironman events. Within these events the swim (300–4000 m), cycle (7–180 km) and run (1.6–42.2 km) segments differ considerably. As a result, specific physiological requirements dictate success in the various forms of triathlon. Moreover, certain rules and regulations, such as the ability to draft behind competitors, affect the style of racing and consequently the physiological demands. This chapter will address these physiological requirements and the responses associated with the different distances of triathlon, from sprint to Ironman
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/physiological-requirements-different-distances-triathlon
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-22357-1_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-22357-1_2
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783030223564
T3 - Triathlon Medicine
SP - 5
EP - 17
BT - Triathlon Medicine
A2 - Migliorini, Sergio
PB - Springer
ER -