My first triathlon, a sprint: 400 meter swim, 18 mile bike and 5k run. My result. Most important lesson learned: You may be a little woosey coming out of the water; jumping on to a bike and trying to grab a water bottle, could result in hitting a tree. The bike, a loaner from a friend, was fine, my chin. . . a little scratched.I really enjoyed the training for the triathlon because it was a great way to break up all the running from the marathon training. Hopping on a bike and going 20 miles per hour felt incredible after months of pounding the pavement running.
Swimming is another story. My only "training" for the swim was doing laps at the end of the wave pool at Monte Carlo Casino and Resort in Las Vegas a few weeks before the race. I just did enough to be comfortable and confident I wasn't going to drown. Obviously, I have a much more structured plan for the swim training for the upcoming Half Iron distance. I am taking a Masters Swimming course. In the Madison area there are a number of classes put on at a number of places. My main consideration in choosing one, is the time of day; early morning I prefer, but also I don't want to take away from too many mornings because they have been great times for me to run. So I'm looking at a one day a week class that will run from 8-12 weeks.
Cycling; well there isn't much chance to bike in the winter, so I have a basic bike trainer on my tri bike. My intent is to couple that in with my marathon training. More to come on the tri training, especially since I'm officially registered for the Half Iron in July now.
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