duathlon
noun
du·ath·lon
dü-ˈath-lən 
-ˌlän
also dyü-
: a three-part long-distance race typically having a running phase, a bicycling phase, and a final running phase
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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.
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Witness the seemingly inevitable demise of the ski jumping/cross-country skiing duathlon of Nordic combined.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Participants in those years competed in a duathlon, or a run-bike-run competition.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Key Largo Triathlon, featuring Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons, duathlons and an Olympic distance aquabike race.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Witness the seemingly inevitable demise of the ski jumping/cross-country skiing duathlon of Nordic combined.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Participants in those years competed in a duathlon, or a run-bike-run competition.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Key Largo Triathlon, featuring Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons, duathlons and an Olympic distance aquabike race.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
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“Duathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duathlon. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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