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The "Fair" Triathlon: Equating Standard Deviations Using Bayesian Nonlinear Models, Gilbert W. Fellingham, C. Shane Reese, S. Mckay Curtis
The "Fair" Triathlon: Equating Standard Deviations Using Bayesian Nonlinear Models, Gilbert W. Fellingham, C. Shane Reese, S. Mckay Curtis
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The Ironman triathlon was created in 1978 by combining events with the longest distances for races then contested in Hawaii in swimming, cycling, and running. The Half Ironman triathlon was formed using half the distances of each of the events in the Ironman. The Olympic distance triathlon was created by combining events with the longest distances for races sanctioned by the major federations for swimming, cycling, and running. The relative importance of each event in overall race outcome was not given consideration when determining the distances of each of the races in modern triathlons. Thus, there is a general belief …