Did the sprint for the Chisago Lakes event. did my first tri 2 weeks earlier (July 11th), the Lifetime Fitness sprint.
As for shoes, well...I sold shoes while in college, and I know all about the swelling and such. For reference, my running shoes are 15s. AND I have VERY narrow feet (b width).
As for the wetsuit, I rented one for the Lifetime event ($15), and borrowed my brother's for the Chisago event. he bought his before the Lifetime event.
At this point, I'm thinking I may try to do ~4 next year, and go from there. It is an amazing sense of accomplishment to finish one, and I want to keep going! Maybe an Olympic or 2 next year, with a half iron and maybe eventually a full iron in the future (way future).
I've been an athlete for most of my life, so I'm no stranger to training and the effort involved. Doing these just stretches the challenge even further. Since I'm such a noob at it all, I welcome any advice you guys can give me.
