New to tri

Originally posted by toomanyhobbies

Hey all, Going to be doing my first tri early spring. Its a sprint with a pool swim so it seems like a great one for someone who has never competed in a tri before. My goal is to have fun and finish. I am not really new to running, swimming, or biking (well road biking is new). I run, swim, and bike a lot but my biking is always mountain biking and my road bike is too small and 30yrs old lol. I lift weights and surf a lot too. I've been debating buying a new road bike and since I've increased my swim distance I have been debating taking a few classes to improve my form.

I try to live a healthy life and this just seemed like something fun to do. My goal is just to remain in shape over the course of my life and I love working out. Oh, and I am a 38 yr old guy with the wife, family, etc. The christmas holiday is going to set my training back so I will have 10 weeks start Jan 2nd to get it together. Considering I can do all of the mileage now I think I will be ok. Anyway, hello!