Bhala ngokulandelana izigaba eziyisisekelo zomncintiswano we-triathlon, bese uchaza isigaba ngasinye.
Context:Nakuba imithetho ethize ye-triathlon ingase ihluke kuye ngomzimba olawulayo (isib. i-World Triathlon, i-USA Triathlon), kanye nendawo yomjaho ngamunye, kunemithetho ethile eyisisekelo yendawo yonke. Ngokwesiko, i-triathlon iwumdlalo wabantu ngabanye futhi umsubathi ngamunye uncintisana nebala newashi ukuthola isikhathi esingcono kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, abasubathi abavunyelwe ukuthola usizo kunoma ubani omunye ngaphandle komncintiswano, ngaphandle kwamavolontiya asiza umjaho ahlinzeka ngokudla namanzi enkundleni.   Indawo yokudlula (amabhayisikili) eHamburg Triathlon, ngo-2002 Ama-triathlon ahlelwe ngezigaba ezinhlanu ezilandelanayo:  kusukela ekuqaleni kokubhukuda kuya ekuqaleni kokuguquka kokuqala (isikhathi sokubhukuda); kusukela ekuqaleni kwenguquko yokuqala kuze kube sekupheleni kwenguquko yokuqala (isikhathi se-T1); kusukela ekuqaleni kokuhamba ngebhayisikili kuze kube sekupheleni kwesigaba sokuhamba ngebhayisikili (isikhathi sokuhamba ngebhayisikili); kusukela ekuqaleni kokuguquka kwesibili kuze kube sekupheleni kokuguquka kwesibili (isikhathi se-T2); ekugcineni kusukela ekuqaleni komjaho kuya ekupheleni komjaho, okuyisikhathi lapho i-triathlon iqedwa khona. Imiphumela ivame ukuthunyelwa kumawebhusayithi asemthethweni futhi izobonisa isikhathi somsubathi ngamunye sokubhukuda; isikhathi somjikelezo (kuhlanganise nezinguquko); isikhathi sokugijima; nesikhathi esiphelele. Ezinye izinhlanga nazo zibhala izikhathi zokuguquka ngokwehlukana.  Eminye imithetho ye-triathlon iyahlukahluka emncintiswaneni ngamunye futhi ngokuvamile ihilela izincazelo zemishini evumelekile (ngokwesibonelo, ama-wetsuits avunyelwe emicimbini ye-USAT esigabeni sokubhukuda kweminye imijaho lapho izinga lokushisa kwamanzi lingaphansi kuka-25.6 ° C (78.1 ° F)), kanye nokuvinjelwa kokuphazamisa phakathi kwabasubathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwama-flipper noma ezinye izinto ezisiza ekujuleni nokuntanta akuvumelekile emidlalweni yama-triathlon futhi kungaholela ekuvinjelweni.  Omunye umthetho ophathelene nomlenze webhayisikili ukuthi isigqoko sokuzivikela somqhudelwano kufanele sifakwe ngaphambi kokuba umqhudelwano agibele (noma athathe, ezindaweni ezithile) ibhayisikili, futhi kufanele sihlale sigqokile kuze kube yilapho umqhudelwano esehlile; umqhudelwano angahle angadingeki ukuthi agqoke isigqoko sokuzivikela lapho engekho ebhayisikili (isib. ngenkathi elungisa inkinga yemishini). Ukwehluleka ukuhambisana nalesi simiso kuyoholela ekulahlekelweni ilungelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenkathi isendleleni yamabhayisikili, wonke amabhayisikili kufanele aqhutshwe kuphela ngamandla omuntu namandla omuntu. Ngaphandle kokududula ibhayisikili, noma yisiphi isenzo sokududula esibangelwa ukusetshenziswa kwezandla sinqatshelwe. Uma ibhayisikili lomncintiswano lingasebenzi kahle, bangaqhubeka nomncintiswano uma nje benza kanjalo ngebhayisikili labo. Kukhona nemithetho eqinile ngokuphathelene nomugqa 'wokufaka ibhayisikili.' Abaqhudelani abakwazi ukuqala ukugibela ibhayisikili labo ngaphandle kwesimo sokushintsha kuze kube yilapho bedlula umugqa obhalwe ngokucacile. Ukugibela ibhayisikili ngaphambi kwalokhu kungaholela esijezisweni (isibonelo: isijeziso sesikhathi semizuzwana engu-15 kuma-Olimpiki aseLondon 2012 sanikezwa uJonathan Brownlee, umncintiswano waseGreat Britain, ngokugibela ibhayisikili lakhe ngaphambi kwesikhathi.)  Ezinye izinhlawulo zesikhathi zingakhokhwa ngesikhathi somncintiswano, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ukudweba ngebhayisikili emncintiswaneni ongadonswa, ukudlula okungafanele, ukulahla udoti enkundleni, nokuziphatha okungahambisani nezemidlalo.
Ama-triathlon ahlelwe ngezigaba ezinhlanu ezilandelanayo. Kusukela ekuqaleni kokubhukuda kuya ekuqaleni kokuguquka kokuqala (isikhathi sokubhukuda). Ukusetshenziswa kwama-flipper noma ezinye izinsiza zokubhukuda nokuntanta akukho emthethweni. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwenguquko yokuqala kuze kube sekupheleni kwenguquko yokuqala (isikhathi T1). Kusukela ekuqaleni kokuhamba ngebhayisikili kuze kube sekupheleni kwesigaba sokuhamba ngebhayisikili (isikhathi sokuhamba ngebhayisikili). Isigqoko somgijimi kufanele sifakwe ngaphambi kokuba umgijimi agibele ibhayisikili, futhi kufanele sihlale sifakwe kuze kube yilapho umgijimi esehlile. Kusukela ekuqaleni kokuguqulwa kwesibili kuya ekupheleni kokuguqulwa kwesibili (isikhathi se-T2) Ekugcineni kusukela ekuqaleni komjaho kuya ekupheleni kwawo, okuyisikhathi lapho i-triathlon iqedwa khona.