looking forward to the South Carolina season

Welcome to the site. I have sort of made my own schedule out and follow that. I swim mon-fri and altenate biking and running on those days but I have a lot of time on my hands. But I know a lot of people use the training programs here. Good luck on your goals.

I'm not sure how old you are (and if you are in school or not) but I'm in high school. I get to the YMCA when it opens at 5 everday and in the afternoons i alternate between biking and running. I also manage to fit work in there somewhere. Everybody's schedule is going to be different. I have found it easier to stick to a schedule if I set a designated time everyday to exercise so it's harder to just blow it off. ;-)

I found a basic schedule at www.vaam-power.com and modified it with the help of this site and Joe Friel's book "Tri Training Bible". Basically I swim in the morning, alternate run and bike afternoons with most at low intensity picking 2 high intensity workout s on the low mileage days per week. One full rest day. A heart monitor keeps me honest and verifies i am not overtraining. Overall, my 24 week plan, cycles in 3 weeks of build and 1 week rest (half load). My plan constanly gets modified and I change it to suit my mood and schedule, but having it on paper keeps me motivated and on top of my progress.

Welcome to this great site, and Good luck with your first year of tri's!

Welcome Trityler! This is a great place to find support and to get your questions answered. I am using the Oly program from this site mixed with a few other things i have been picking up along the way. Working good so far! Jack

Welcome to the site! I'm a terrible swimmer too, so I'll be interested to hear how your training is coming along. I'm trying to get into the pool 2-3 times a week for about 45 minutes at a time. I'm taking private swim classes for some of those sessions. I used to only be able to go 25m without stopping to gasp for air, and now I'm up to a whole 50m! I only have to swim 20 times that distance for the next race I'm planning this summer...great! I'm working on trying to breathe on both sides now, with only limited success.