I AM GOING TO DO A TRIATHLON!

I decided a couple weeks ago that I wanted to do one, but thought I would do it in a year. Well, I discovered that Team in Training has a couple Triathlon events and I could train through them and raise money for the Lukemia Lymphoma Society while I am at it - a win / win situation. The Triathlon that I want to do is at the end of August, THIS YEAR. I think I can do it, though. It is essentialy a 13.67 Mile Bike, 3.1 Mile Run and .5 Mile Swim. Swimming will be the biggest challenge for me. This morning I decided to test myself and see how far I could bike - I set the timer to 50 minutes and biked 12 miles (stationary bike, anyways). I then got on the treadmill and walk/jog/ran for a mile - so with another 6 months to train I think I can do it. My biggest fear - running out of time to finish it (I don't care what position I am in, I just don't want the race to be over by the time I can actually get it done).