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[quote=Anonymous]I think with your base you're close to good to go.  Are you looking to train for time, or just to finish?

If just to finish, here are my thoughts from a newbie (did  my first last fall.)

1) Get in the water - this is probably the area where most people struggle.  That said, if you did any swim team as a kid you don't need a lot of refresher in order to brush up your swimming well enough to do a tri.  If you're going to be doing an open water tri, find a place to do some open water swimming before the race to figure out how to keep on track / manage any open water nerves.  It's just a different beast from lap swimming, and you want to make sure you're psychologically ready to handle it.

2) Get on the bike. With biking it's all about time in the saddle.  Again sprint tri's aren't that long distance wise, so it's more about getting comfortable / figuring out the pace that works for you, that you can maintain, and working the bike specific muscles.

3) Find a specific training guide - I know Athleta has some good ones online, but there are lots more.  But for a Sept tri you don't need to worry about that too much now.  At this point I'd just focus on getting some cross training in - finding/tuning up a bike, figuring out a pool you can get to, etc.   And if it were me, I'd probably look for a race earlier in the year.  With your base you don't really need that long of a lead time and Tris are FUN, but sept is getting close to the end of the season.  So if you your first and decide you want to do more, waiting until Sept will make it harder to find another one before the next season.[/quote]

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