I just want to say thank you for this post and the responses. I'm new to the sport (this is my first post!), have been training as much as I can, which right now is about 6-8hrs per week. I have yet to actually do a race, and I'm starting to get intimidated to even do one. I have been "lurking" and am at the point where I feel inadequate if I'm not training 15+ hours per week. I was starting to feel that there were only VERY dedicated triathletes. It's so refreshing to read a thread about incorporating a life into training.