1/2 Ironman in 8 months.

I did my first tri in March and just did a HIM in Sept.  Didn't follow a training plan as i didn't have time (meaning, decision to do the HIM wasn't made with enough time to train via any sort of training plan).  Lots of people follow the BT training plans.

well there are certainly plans out there that will get you ready in less than 8 months...

I am personally doing a HIM in April...I decided to focus on my weakness (running) and kick in a balanced HIM plan after several months of run focused training and a marathon in January.

If your motivated for it why not go for it...lots of us hear doing the same.

Good luck!

Not sure where you live but it is hard to do an early season HIM to get enough training in depending where you live. I live in MA and it is suggested doing a late season HIM is easier to train for than one in May or early June. We often have weird weather in May it can make training long tough. Back a couple years ago it rained every weekend for 4-5 weekends in a row.

You could probably do a HIM next year in a general sense but somewhat depends the background you came from. Were you an athlete in another sport is makes transitioning to tri'ing easier than if you came off the couch for last 10 years.

HIM is tough long race you need to train smart, work on nutrition/hydration so you fuel yourself well, and learn to pace. It is a wonderful distance and nice and challenging. 

Maybe consider a later one if you are not sure you can train outside April and May.

It looks like you did fairly well in your sprint race. Others have mentioned the plans on this site you can check out. It looks like maybe the swim is your weak area. Maybe you can get into a masters program and work on improvement in that area. You may not gets lots of open water training in before a June race, but if you can get in a few swims you should be OK.

Your basic fitness should make this very doable. Follow a decent plan, improve your weak areas, build your strengths, have a great race!

I think Darren means you don't need a base to start the plan.  You will certainly have the base by the end of it.

d00d, plenty of time to build a base and complete the race safely...

i started tri's this year (april) and am planning my first HIM in September 09 and don't foresee any conditioning probs

i'd say going from a sprint to a him can be done safely in 4-6 months, if you train right...

good luck!

 Definately go for it! You have plenty of time to get ready. I think setting goals that "at the time" are "pie in the sky" and then growing and acheiving them is a great way to grow as a person.

There are lots of great plans on the internet some on BT.  Even if you don't follow one exactly, I would keep an eye on some so that your training volume and distances grow and peak/taper at the right times.

Good luck, we'll look for the race report!