training for my first two tris

[Lise]

I'll just second what everybody else said, and add a funny (now, it's funny) story from my first tri. My friend Nic and I had signed up to do it, compleeeetly ignorant of what we were getting into. We made it across the lake, glad to be alive, we got on our bikes, and it quickly became appearant that Nic had never actually ridden her bike. She didn't know how to fasten her helmet. The bike had knobbly tires (a mtn bike, I guess). She has asthma. We stopped 9 times in the 27 mile course so she could catch her breath, cry, use her inhaler, etc.

Later, after we walked the 6.25 mile "run", I said, "uh, Nic, what happened with the bike thing? You told me you were training!" She was. She was riding a stationary bike in the gym. Not The Same Thing!

We've done the same tri two more times, with much better results!

Best wishes as you train! Lise