New Member from San Diego, California

My name is Ryan and I am a new member from the San Diego area. I am thinking of using the 22-week program "taking you from the couch to the finishline" that I read in the articles section. From the very little I know about the sport, it seems that a Sprint would best fit my goals for a first event. I am very goal oriented and like the idea of working out while participating in three sports that take me outside and away from repeat treadmill activity. To be honest, there is a Sprint event in Encinitas, Ca. in the middle of May and while I do not want to push myself too hard, I would sure like my first race to be close to home and comfortable. I would have the ability to actually train on the course over the next several months! What are your thoughts on this? I figure that starting fresh on Mon the 8th would give me 18 weeks to train from scratch. Is this asking too much of my body? I do not want to over-commit myself. I look forward to chatting with everyone and hope to get more comfortable with the training log and other features available here.