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Jan, check out some plans here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/index.asp?catid=29  These will help you get started.

Welcome...do you have any limiters?  If so, try one of the 'focused' plans where the limiter sport is 3x/week and the other two are 2x/week.  The general 2x per week is good if you don't have a lot of time but want to do well enough to just finish.  The 3x is 3times per each sport per week, if you have lots of time but may make you more ready.

You can find them here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=29 they have 16 and 20 week versions and are the 'minutes' only-no detailed workouts-that's up to you.  Just do the time or add-in your own drills (esp swimming).  If you can't do the minutes comfortably at week one, take december to get there (assuming it's not a big jump), then start the 16week plan.  Otherwise, start the 20 week program now.

Watergirl summed it up nicely instead of needing to read my long-winded dissertation.

Great minds think alike!