Nanci and TriGirl - I was a swimmer in high school and part of college. I also grew up on a small island and worked as a lifeguard in both a pool and on the ocean for years. My big problem with swimming in the tris is that I was a short to middle distance swimmer - 50, 100 and 200 yards. I swam the 500 once in my high school career. For this tri I was able to wing it, but for Accenture, which is an olympic distance, I will really need to put in some time in the pool and the lake.

Lise, I would love to meet up for the Accenture tri, and hopefull before for a ride. I know that 2 friends are doing accenture this year - they do a couple of races every year - so the more the merrier for checking out the expo.