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My wife and I have come to refer to it as the Mallorca triathlon.

Rather than the rigorous run-bike-swim event requiring extensive training and incredible athleticism, our version of the sport befits arriving on the sunny Spanish island via Holland America cruise ship.

As the 920-foot Noordam glides into dock at Palma - Mallorca's capital - my wife and I are finishing up a three-kilometre light jog round and round the ship's elegant wood-floor promenade deck.

We find daily runs partially justify the copious amounts of gourmet food and fine wine one tends to consume on a 10-day cruise of the Mediterranean.

Showered and breakfasted, we're down the gangplank and onto a shuttle bus that takes us to the centre of Palma.

But rather than file up to the magnificent cathedral like all the other tourists, we bypass the lines and head straight to Palma on Bike to rent our transportation for the day for 14 euros each.

The bike tech, with very little English and a lot of pointing at a map, directs us to the nearby bike path that hugs the coastline for 15 km.

With a lot more pointing at the ocean - this time by us - and making swimming motions with our arms, we deduce this leisurely bike route will pass by numerous beaches.

So, the easy cycle and swim portions of our island triathlon can be checked off.

Mallorca is part of the Balearic Islands that glitter in the Mediterranean off the east coast of Spain and also includes the party island of Ibiza, asd well as Minora and Formentera.

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All gain and no pain in leisurely tourist triathlon