50 days for first Sprint

I am doing my first sprint on august 1st.. I have seen training plans on active.com.. That says you can train in as little as 5 hours a week.. I am starting my training this week I too am just looking to finish, while still enjoying it to see if I plan on continuing.. So you and I are in same boat... I am nervous and I know very little about tri's other than what I have read.. I am runner so I feel I can handle the 5K as long as I am upright after the swim and bike portion..

Good Luck.

Thanks dsteeter, good luck to you too,

As long as your swimming is coming along well you should be okay. Once you start biking, practice doing some running after the bike as it can be a strange feeling. Even running just a half mile after biking can be really helpful.

That's not a lot of time, but it's definitely enough time to get some biking in. You'll be just fine if your goal is to finish. My suggestion is get (at minimum) 3 rides in a week.

Can you start biking outside right away?

Make sure at least one of the rides is a longer ride. Each week for about 5-6 weeks, extend your long ride so that you are building up stress and endurance on your legs and then taper your last week or two.

On your other rides, bike hard. I would ride for at least 60 min on your non long rides. Throw in some intervals.

Overall get your legs used to riding in the few weeks you have. 4 or 5 rides a week is better, since you're starting fresh, but 3 is ok if you must.

Also, try to get in a 3rd run each week if possible.

Enjoy the process. I really love biking, and I like working on swim technique, so it makes training fun. After your first tri, you'll probably be addicted.

Let us know how it goes.