Originally Posted by tg16

This site has free plans and will help you design your own. BeginnerTriathlete.com - Triathlon Training for Beginners

I just did my second tri and both were sprints. I learned to swim about a month before the my first one which was in April of this year. As for the swim and the wetsuit, I cursed that wetsuit the entire time. My beginner advice on this is make sure it is tight enough but not too tight. The one I did this past weekend didn't require a wetsuit.

My second piece of advice is go to a pool and swim laps. I needed to build up my endurance to swim 600 yards. Join a Masters Swim Group.

I was told this past weekend the Half in Augusta is the best Half Ironman for people new to that distance.