Okay, I did it!!!! ... of course now I'm at the "Oh S***, what did I do!!!" stage though...

Here's the link (its the best date I could find that would fit in with all of our other activities and my bike rides)

http://www.kozenterprises.com/exec/k...licationID=177

Its an ocean swim which concerns me a bit but I am a strong swimmer and I've heard there are some clinics on ocean swimming that I may be able to get in on. Plus they have a wetsuit rental connection so I won't have to worry about that expense/hassle just yet.

Okay, so here's my plan... the goal is pretty standard for a first tri - finish without humiliating myself or hurting anyone!

I have a few bike rides that I'm committed to between now and then so I think the bike portion will take care of itself. I'll add in some work for shorter/faster stuff starting 6-8 weeks ahead.

Swim - we have a pool in our yard but I have access to the pool at the lodge which is a Jr. Olympic size pool. I plan to build a base of 2-3 times the race distance and then beginning May/June start working on speed and the open water thing. I am way out of shape but I have a "swimmers build" (quarterback shoulders) and used to compete when I was young so I'm not too worried about the distance; just the ocean! We do live near a lake so I could do some swimming there - will that add any value?

Run - sort of the same goal as the pool - I'm not a runner so I'll plan to build up to double the distance at a slow jog (SLOWWWWW!) then work on adding power/speed (whatever it takes to maintain SLOWWWW after the swim/bike ) at the 6-8 week point.

I'll add bricks in around June (I can ride my bike to the pool and then back afterwards so I'll be doing that already). I've heard the bike/run transition is the harder one so that's the one I'll concentrate on...

We have a pretty complete gym in our garage so I will also be lifting a few times a week (Melisa, I will be getting your opinions on which routine gives the best results)

OKAY... comments, critique, additions, tow rope offers......

I haven't told my DH yet, I figured I'd complete a few bike rides first... then break the news!

Tracy

ps. Cast is off today!!! I can't do much though, my wrist is so stiff and immoble that I will be doing PT for a while to get it back to normal. The Dr. did give me a splint to use Saturday for my 22 mile ride. My hand/wrist area really looks deformed though - its a bit unerving but I know it will get better.