oh gawd what have I gotten myself into??
ha.
I have done one sprint tri before, doing my second tomorrow (though this one is a 1000yd swim instead of a 500m like the last one). Anyway, two questions/concerns:

1)OMG I'm in the LAST heat before the 3 elite heats (swim is in an indoor pool). This worries me for a few reasons. I'm seeded pretty high because I'm a swimmer. Despite that, I'm still not as fast as many other people in my heat, and I'm not a fast cyclist and I'm horribly slow at running. So I'm worried that even with a "head start" before the elite heats, they're all gonna pass me and I'm gonna be literally the last across the finish line. I know I'm racing "against" myself and the goal is just to finish and have fun, but my placement is really concerning me. Comments? Advice? Has anyone been in this situation before?

2)What the hell am I supposed to wear in a tri in April in Montana?? I suppose one good thing about being in the last heats is that it will be afternoon, so it will be a bit warmer than in the morning. BUT, I'm still unsure. I'm going to wear tri shorts and a sports bra for the swim, and I'd love to be able to just do everything in that, but it's only going to be 50-60 degrees. so what else should I put on? long sleeves? short sleeves? I'm sure I'll need to wear gloves on the bike... and what's going to be easy to put on after getting out of the pool?

Thanks! I'm sort of freaking out last-minute and didn't know where to turn!