Sandy, My hat's off to you, girl! I did my first sprint 2 years ago and hadn't gotten back in the water since. I'm swimming again due to a stress fracture in my foot from running and loving it. I'm going to train for another tri in May as well. I had fun doing it and think you will too. BTW, how are you doing with the Chi Running? My podiatrist recommended it to me but I just can't get into the book.