Sports & Fitness
Triathlon
Three sports back to back, and the changeovers count too
The training is inherently scattered — pool, road, pavement — and having to show up in three places a week is harder to schedule than any single sport. Enter the shortest distance first rather than aiming at the standard one. Cost concentrates in the bike, and finishing a first race on whatever bike you own is normal.
First stepPick a sprint-distance race a few months out and check, one day at a time, that you can swim 750 m, ride 20 km and run 5 km.
Barriers
Cost to start
$50–300
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Demanding
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
Wide range
same hobby, but cost and setting swing a long way
Why people take it up
Related guides
Try a hobby before you buy the gearStarting costs $50–300Skills
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