How to Use triathlon in a Sentence

triathlon

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  • 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
  • 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
  • Sara Klemme of Sun Prairie was one of those first-time triathlon racers.
    — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • During the Olympics, Paris plans for athletes to compete in the Seine for marathon swimming and triathlon events.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 June 2024
  • On somewhat dry land, Katie Zaferes, inspired by her late dad, won the bronze medal in the women’s triathlon.
    — Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 28 July 2021
  • The monogram was for her swim bag, which Ford toted while training for her first triathlon in 2014.
    — Jen Tota McGivney, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2021
  • But even in the rarefied air of triathlon, the privileges of Ironman XC can be a sore subject.
    — Devin Gordon, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Gearing up for a road race, triathlon, or a charity ride?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • At the slower pace on the last leg of a triathlon, drafting will be less beneficial.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 14 May 2022
  • Another new event, the triathlon mixed relay, makes its debuts at the Tokyo Olympics.
    — USA TODAY, 30 July 2021
  • For one, it has been adopted by a handful of elite triathlon coaches and athletes.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Like many events and competitions, the 2020 edition of the triathlon was canceled.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2022
  • Morefield said those triathlons consist of about a 10-minute swim, a 12-mile bike ride and a five-kilometer run.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
  • The event, once known as Eppie’s Great Race, started in 1974 and is considered the first modern triathlon.
    — Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
  • At Odaiba Marine Park, where a few souls braved the rain to watch the triathlon this week, long-distance swimmers will compete in the marathon.
    — Dave Skretta, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2021
  • Allysa Seely looks to defend her Paralympic gold medal in triathlon.
    — Taylor Dutc, SELF, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Sunita Williams ran the Boston Marathon and completed a triathlon while aboard the space station.
    — cleveland, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Eventually, a friend who’d done a triathlon challenged me to try one, too.
    — Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Compare that to other sports like the triathlon and the decathlon, which have three events and 10 events, respectively.
    — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Her love of all three triathlon sports, biking, running, and swimming, began at a very young age.
    — Jackson Tolliver, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023

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