The triathlete is considered the most complete athlete and with good reason, as they have to master three tough and very varied disciplines: swimming, cycling and running.

To be a good triathlon competitor you must demonstrate special skills in all three: running, cycling and swimming. It requires resistance, great physical shape and perfect technique to transfer from one disciple to another, as quickly as possible. This is known as a transition.

The origins of the triathlon

The origins of this tough Olympic sport are believed to be in the US military in the year 1978. It appears that the marines who were destined for the island of Hawaii took part in a trial to decide who was the most complete and resistant athlete in the group. They had no better idea than to invent a test that combined swimming with cycling and running on land.

It’s yet to be confirmed whether or not this story is true or whether it’s just a tale, in any case, it provides a good explanation of the spirit of this sport: to find the most complete athlete, powerful, resistant men and women with excellent technique and who are able to master very different sports.

Training hard and impeccable preparation are essential

There are no magic formulas to succeed in a triathlon: it’s all about training hard to gain the necessary resistance and perfect the technique of three very different sports disciplines, searching for perfection in the transitions.

The transition is the time a triathlete takes to transfer from swimming to cycling (T1) and from cycling to running (T2). It’s specifically this aspect of the sport, the time taken to transfer from one trial to the next, which is the be all or end all of many championships.

Hotel VIVA Blue & Spa is designed with triathletes in mind

There are more and more skilled triathletes who choose our hotel as a base for their preparation and training. It’s not about random selection. In fact, they choose it for the following reasons:

• VIVA Blue & Spa is specialised in providing accommodation for skilled athletes and their families.
• Within its sports focus is a sub-specialisation in triathlon.
• It features top-class sports facilities including its semi-Olympic swimming pool which will impress any athlete.
• It also has a professional gym, Cycling Station, heated pools, massage, sauna, jacuzzi
• It’s perfectly located near the Albufera Natural Park

We’re proud sponsors or our champion, Mario Mola

We are fully committed to triathlon, that’s why at Hotels VIVA, we sponsor Mario Mola. This great athlete was born in Palma de Mallorca in 1990 and perfectly encompasses the values of our group: passion for sport, motivation, consistency and ambition to achieve the maximum.

Mario Mola, with his 2016 and 2017 world triathlon titles and bronze medal in the 2013 Europeans, among other achievements, is an example of talent, strength, motivation and consistency. That’s why he will continue to have our support. Go for it, champion!