When you really decided to buckle down...

[roadie gal]

There are a number of good, free training plans out there. www.beginnertriathlete.com has plans for sprint to IM.

As far as getting a coach, do you want an online coach or in person? There are a bunch of online coaches that advertise on tri sites: beginnertriathlete, trifuel, slowtwitch, etc. You can ask around on those sites to see who's used which coaches and what their opinions are.

[teigyr]

Kimmyt, when I was looking for swim coaches, I found a place that does all sorts of coaching. They do tri clinics/coaching and also the various disciplines on their own. Perhaps with some websearching you can find one. Or is there a tri group in your area? Last night when I was at the pool session a guy came in from a Seattle Tri Club.

I always thought I was a self-training person (such as I am) but learned that sometimes it's good to have someone else watch you do what you're doing. I guess I could follow "on xx day do xx activity at xx exertion" but what I don't know is what happens to my form when I start to get fatigued and what I should do about it.

Not that I know what I'm talking about. I guess I see the value of both sides but it might be good to see someone periodically at the very least.