New again

Wow, just checked my profile and I signed up here in 2007. Still haven't done my first triathlon but that will officially change on Saturday. After signing my 9 year old up for her June Tri, I decided it really is time for me to do one. I found a potential target race on Labor Day and I started doing more swimming, some riding and running regularly. As usual, something happened and my training dropped off a bit, but not entirely. I found a race that included a My First Tri category and it seems perfect for me to dip my toe into the water. 150M pool swim, 6m bike, 1.5m run. It is crazy how I can know that I can make it but am still so nervous about getting through it all. As it gets closer I am more and more impressed with my 9 year old, who periodically suffers from anxiety issues, and her ability to tackle her first tri without a second thought.

I'm prepared able to swim 3x200 in the pool in training, longest bike has been 20m and my runs are up to about 45 minutes. I run for time at a heartrate during training partially because I take my dog and she literally slows me down if I start to push - feels like she knows my limits better than me. I have mixed in one Brick so I have an idea of how the transition from bike to run will feel.

I'll post a report after the race. Need help figuring out which race to do next.
September 5th 300M swim, 15mile bike, 5k
September 10th 350M, 12m, 5k

I think both are probably doable. The one on the 5th, my kids may enter the kids event as well. I don't think I would be able to watch them and do my own event. If I enter the one on the 10th, that is a lot of time at triathlons in a week. I suppose option 3 is to dig into the calendar and find another event maybe a little further out to plan as my first sprint.