So, I know this is probably the wrong time of year to start thinking about triathlons. But, while having dinner at a gf's the other night, we were talking about her getting her bike fixed up, and she mentioned wanting to someday do a triathlon, and then we decided that we should both try a triathlon.

Problem of course is, we have no idea how to go about doing such a thing. So I thought I'd ask the experts! Having grown up in a landlocked area, swimming is definitely not my forte, so I for one want to target a "starter" triathlon that was not too intensive on the swim leg. We also don't want to feel like a total doofuses by signing up for some uber-competitive event when all we really want to do is try it out, have fun, and see if we'd be interested in doing it again. So, you fellow Northwesterners, any suggestions for events for next year that we might want to look at? Even though I assume most tris are not in the winter months, if I get some goal in mind now I'll stand a better chance of accomplishing it, than if I wait until the idea loses steam.