To reiterate, the independent variable is the thing over which the researcher has control and is manipulating. In this experiment, the researcher is controlling the food intake of the participant. The dependent variable is believed to be dependent on the independent variable.
This grueling triathlon distance consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile ride and a 26.2-mile run. Ironman pros post bike splits as fast as four hours and 15 seconds -- a more than 26 mph average pace, which gets all the press. You may wonder how more average mortals perform on the bike portion of the course so you can gauge your training and potential race-day performance.
(These times are for an Iron-man tri.) The Olympic distance is 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run. Olympic record is 1:48:24 with splits of 1 â¦ 7:56, 58:54 and 30:53 respectively. 30 minutes swim, 1 hour 30 minutes bike, 1 hour run are probably average, giving a total time of around 3 hours.29 people found this useful. Set in 1996 by Simon Lessing, he broke the world record in the World Championship triathlon (Olympic distance) with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 50 seconds at Cleveland â¦ . This record stands as of 2008.