There was someone on TE who kind of jumped into it here in New England, a few years ago. For the life of me, I can't remember her name. She was a road and mountain biker, but really not much different than you or me. I saw her race a few times, when I went to see SheFly race. She was usuallylast or near last and sometimes she was lapped, but she had great fun. Not sure how much she trained. Personally, I would train over the next year and try it next season.