No more lurkin' for me

Hi All!

It was last weekend that I decided I could be a triathlete. I was talking to a friend who had just finished a sprint (didn't even know what that meant) in an hour and 8. (WOW!) Her excitement rubbed off on me and (after a few adult beverages) I started asking lots of questions...."So how far was it? Was the swim hard? How many people? What kind of bike do you have again? When did you say your next one was? September 25th, huh?" And then in the back of my mind I was thinking...Well, I know how to swim...I own a bike...Sometimes I run..."I'LL DO IT WITH YOU!"

So now here I am...with 8 weeks to go...trying to figure it all out.

As far as swimming goes, I'm a little rusty. My biggest fear is just inadvertently getting the crap kicked out of me in the water. There's a picture of a tri-swim in this month's M&F Hers mag and it's just a blur of arms, legs and goggles. That freaks me out.

Biking - I think I'll be ok there. I've never ridden for speed, but I did do the AIDSRide in 02. That was 350 miles from NY to Boston. 12.5 doesn't seem so bad.

Running - I put myself in road races, but I'm no runner. Haven't trained enough in the past. Basically just a 10 minute miler.

So that's my story...tips (especially water related) welcome! So glad I found this site...have learned so much already!

Happy Training!
Kimberly