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Jeremy,
Please be careful with this issue.  Having foot issues will result in a gait change for running or even walking.  The change may be pronounced or small but both can, most likely will, lead to other issues, especially in the hips.  Remember, the foot bone is connected to the ankle bone, etc! 

IMHO, I would let it heal before attempting anything, especially this weekend.

You need to a TT test to verify your pace.  The 2 tests used are 3x300 and 1000 continuous.  The idea for the 3x300 to to have the three sets as close as possible in time, IIRC the desired pace is +/- 5 seconds for all three.  I forget the rest interval to use, my book is at home.

Just as for running and biking, there's no good pace for "beginners", some people have it, others don't and have to work hard to see improvements.  My historic (no real effort in training!) 2:00 to 2:15/100 puts me at the 65-80 percentile (BOP) in most races I've done.  I'm done with losing so much time in the swim for Oly's+ and am working on my swimming to improve.

For the wetsuits, get the full one, you'll need something that covers as much as skin as possible! If you can't extend your arms all the way on the reach don't force it.

That's some cold water there. For a reference, here's a HIM race report for a vet from last weekend that had 55F water, tough swim. All I can say is make sure you thoroughly warmed up before getting into the water.

Jeremy, can you RENT a wetsuit?  That's always a good alternative.

Whatever you use, make sure as Donto says, that you're warmed up.  Make sure you GET IN THE WATER 10-15 min. before your wave and fully submerse, swim 5 minutes or so, and get over that initial shock of cold.  This will also let water seep in your wetsuit for your body to warm-up and insulate you from the cold when your wave starts.

I swam a HIM last year in 51F water (in full suit).  The anticipation and initial shock were the worst part.  Once my wave started, it didn't really bother me.  In fact, that kind of cold water lets you rip the swim without any chance of overheating.

Good luck! 

Awesome job Jeremy welcome to the tri-side! 

Fastest 5k ever, wow, you need to seriously warm up before doing 5k's, LOL! 

JHagerman - 2008-06-02 12:23 PM

Donto - 2008-06-02 10:51 AM

Fastest 5k ever, wow, you need to seriously warm up before doing 5k's, LOL!

Yeah, apparently I've been doing something wrong! ha.

LOL!

I set a 5k pr 2 years ago and a 10k pr last year riding my tri-bike to the events, it definitely works!