How to Use duathlon in a Sentence

duathlon

noun
  • New this year is a duathlon for those who prefer to stay out of the water.
    — Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2019
  • The duathlon and aquabike races will run simultaneously with the triathlon on the same courses.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 13 July 2017
  • If a triathlon or duathlon is too intense for you, watch from the sidelines and support the athletes who dare to take on such a challenge.
    — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Schwartz, of Avon, is a former national age group triathlon and duathlon champion.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 10 June 2017
  • The duathlon consists of a three-mile run, a 15-mile bike ride and another three-mile run, explained Kurt.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 10 July 2018
  • Participants in those years competed in a duathlon, or a run-bike-run competition.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Witness the seemingly inevitable demise of the ski jumping/cross-country skiing duathlon of Nordic combined.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In a worst-case scenario, the triathlon could theoretically be reduced to a duathlon, with just running and cycling and no swimming.
    — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 26 June 2024
  • The governing body says the event can be made into a duathlon — just running and cycling, no swimming — or canceled if the water is too polluted.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The three-time World Championship duathlon competitor learned about Jason’s death on social media.
    — Eryn Mathewson, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • Races include beginner, sprint, Olympic, 1/3 iron distances in triathlons, duathlons, aquabikes, and aquathlons, with various open swim distances.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2024
  • But if poor water quality persisted, the triathlon would have to be downgraded to a duathlon with no swimming, the organization confirmed.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • About two-dozen Harford triathletes were among the 425 participants of the four races, which included a duathlon (run, bike, run) and the aquabike (swim and bike).
    — Bill Blewett, The Aegis, 12 July 2018
  • Lauren Fritz won the 8-kilometer duathlon, which started with four kilometers of freestyle skiing and ended with four kilometers of classic skiing.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Lifejackets and leashes were mandatory gear for Sunday's event, which included the two-mile stand-up paddleboard race and a duathlon consisting of a one-mile stand-up paddle and a four-mile trail run.
    — Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 24 July 2017
  • There’s also a kids duathlon for children age 5 and under, and the whole thing will benefit Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley, a program for girls in third to eighth grade.
    — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Founded by a former duathlon champion and Ironman winner, On began with innovative technology to deliver running shoes with a soft landing and explosive propulsion.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Aurélie Merle, the Paris 2024 director of sports, noted to reporters Tuesday that previous triathlon competitions had sometimes been pared back to duathlons.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 31 July 2024
  • Of the participants who signed up for the annual event, 553 finished their respective races, which included the triathlon, duathlon, tri-male relay, tri-female relay, tri-coed relay and the charity challenge relay.
    — Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 6 June 2017
  • The annual Orange County Multi-Sport Festival featured several events for beginner and advanced competitors, including an Olympic-length triathlon, a sprint triathlon, a duathlon relay, a 5K and even a triathlon for kids, among others.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026

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