I'm not exactly sure I could answer this question myself, but I'll ask it anyway. I'm doing my first sprint-tri in May, and I am wondering what to expect in terms of effort, exhaustion and recovery afterwards. Would it compare to, say, a half-marathon?
This would be assuming a similar level of fitness and training, of course.
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If you feel dizzy when you get out of the water, retch whilst cycling and cry on the run then you're pretty much there for the sprint.
I reckon the entire thing feels more like 10km effort. Recovery/exhaustion is on par with HM, though spread through the whole body rather than just the legs.
as IC5 says, it's more akin to a hard 10k than a 1/2 marathon - balls out from the off.