Something New to Tri

I have been thinking about doing a Triathlon for several months now but had not committed to it for fear that I would end up not doing it or not being able to. I wasnt sure it made sense given that I hate to run, didn't own a bike (and have barely ridden one in years), and had no place to go swimming, plus the fact that even though I've been working out regularly for most of a year now, I'm far from in shape. Nonetheless I still just wanted to do it - and that counts the most in my list of pros and cons. So I've signed up for a super-sprint triathlon in Raleigh on May 23rd. Super-sprint is the shortest distance tri's come in so its no Ironman event but still something that will require much training on my part. Glenn and I bought bikes last weekend, I've found a beginner's training program (and started the first week!) and even convinced a couple of friends to sign for the the tri as well! So really that only leaves a couple of steps right?

1) Figure out how to jog for more than a couple mins at a time without dying
2) Find a non-gross-me-out pool to swim in
3) Figure out a bike route that wont get me killed by passing cars
4) Don't quit
5) Train for many days, weeks, months
6) Don't even think about quitting
7) Figure out what the heck you wear in a triathlon
8) Lastly, don't die while attempting to complete the triathlon

Not much left at all! :) I'll let you know how its going.