Trekhawk - the tri is after LRRH so you and Bikerhen will be towing me!!!! I don't have a clue what I'm doing so I don't know how fit I'll be by then! I just plan to ride as much as possible and hope for the best as far as LRRH! The tri is a sprint (about 7 weeks later) so I can crawl to the finish if I have to...

RM - I don't know if that one sells out early, its in a great location (just south of Carlsbad) though so it might. You may be able to call KOZ Enterprizes and ask them what happened last year... I would be SO happy if you did that one too; at least you could give me instructions prior to leaving me in the dust! Look at their website though because they do a few of them... plus there are those in San Dimas (didn't you do one of those???) as well. I actually wanted to do one of those for my first tri but none of the dates worked with what I already had on my calendar. They've got one in the fall I might do... or maybe the one in Palm Springs.... Hmmmm... maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself Keep me posted!

MM - I'm going to be quizzing you as well! I figure between everyone here and all that I'm reading, I should at least avoid some of the pitfalls and get lots of excellent tips!

Thanks everyone for your encouragement. Having you all is almost as good as having riding buddies! I hope I get to meet ALL of you!!!

I have my 'baby' ride this Saturday, I think it will give me a good idea of how the next month will be... I can't really move my wrist very much and the whole hand/wrist area looks very bizarre. I have a PT appt Friday so I'll be anxious to see what they have to say!

Have a great eveing everyone~

Tracy