Right,

HIM=Half Ironman.

Irongirl is a race in the USA only.

Olympic distance 1.5km swim, 40km cycle, 10km run

Ironman is the full kahuna!

To make things sound a bit nicer...down here in western australia we have a couple of classifications for short tri's.

If you're doing the Enticer distance it's the short course. Short course=300m swim, 10km cycle, 3km run

Then there's the supercharge..can't remember the distances at the moment.

If you're new to tri's, do a few enticer distances and venture from there..

C