Thanks rocknrollgirl,

Great advice!

I hope that my post didn't mislead you. Looking back at it, I see that I left some important information out.

I actually did this same triathlon last year on a hybrid comfort bike (my first triathlon ever!). My time was 1 hour and 43 minutes. My goal last year was just to finish, and I did. I had no idea what I was doing, so that is why I set a goal time of 1 hour and 30 minutes for this time around. This will be my second time doing this event, and the first time on a road bike. I figured if I gave myself a finish time to work towards, then it would help me train harder.

I was also really nervous last year, so I am hoping that I can relax more this time too.

I still consider myself a newbie, even though I have already done a triathlon. As I said above, last year I just wanted to finish. This year, I would like to do better.

Thanks again,

Lynette