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[quote=Anonymous]The great thing about a sprint triathlon is that the distances of the individual events are pretty short.  In my experience, pretty much anyone can run a 5k (3 miles) or bike 20k (12 miles) with a little practice, especially if your goal is to jut finish and not go that fast.

Thus, per comments above, definitely start swimming as soon as possible unless you are/were a strong swimmer (a swim team kid).  It may take you a few months to work up to swimming the 750 meters (15 laps at a full-sized pool) in a sufficiently relaxed manner that saves enough energy to do the run and bike.  The good/bad thing about swim training for a triathlon is that you are working only on freestyle, so you can improve relatively fast, but have to be careful about overuse injuries.

The overall training plan should be a lot like training for a longer run (start at shorter distances and build up to the race).  You will be mixing in workouts, such as running in the morning and bicycling in the evening.  [/quote]

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