Greetings from Norway

Welcome to BT. Many of us in North America get pretty harsh winters so we do understand the burning desire to get some bike miles in over winter. I bought a trainer a few weeks ago and it is the best money I think I have ever spent. While it isn't the same as being on the road, at least it is keeping my butt "bike tolerant" and I am keeping somewhat fit.

I too went from running to tri. I found that I enjoy the sprint tris more than the 5 km running races. Good luck. When is your first race?

Malgal

Because of the long winters over here, tri's don't start until late may-june. They do have Duathlons and wintertri's, but I live in the south-west where there usually isn't to much snow.

My main goal is the Norseman Triathlon. (www.nxtri.com ) I believe the site is currently down due to remodeling. Although I doubt that I will be entering the Norseman this year, but if all goes according to plan I'll enter next year. And there are also a couple of marathons coming up soon. Until then I'm on the spinning bikes at the gym till I can buy a "trainer" (the thing to place my shiny new bike on so I can use it indoors). Being a student doesn't mean you get to have everything at once. Hitting the pool as often as I can, and run aslong as there is no ice.

Welcome, congratulations... and have you thought about either rollers or a trainer for your new shiny bike?