giving some though to doing the CowaLUNGa here in chicago... only the one day event though... its 65 miles from Gurnee, IL to Lake Geneva, WI... seeing that I'm ~just~ getting going, is that distance pushing my abilities as a goal?? the date is August 6th... is my time a bit to short for this??? should I consider waiting until next year to do it?? what kind of training regimen would I need for something of this distance?? my current condition is not so hot and I'm a fair bit over weight, 6-1 about 215-220, 42yr old...

thanks for the advice