You have three different sports to perfect as well as many pieces of specialist equipment and sports nutrition to hone.
Therefore it takes time, effort and analysis to be able to become a better triathlete and it won't happen overnight.
Small acorns During every week, every race and almost every session, you can learn just one little thing that will make you better at the sport and improve your performance.
It may be the correct hand action on entry into the water when swimming or the right way to set up your brake blocks for safe braking when cycling.
There is so much to learn that you need to stop worrying about the scale of it all and relax in the knowledge that experience comes with practice and the advance of time; it must stay fun.
Confidence and competence Each time you perfect a particular movement or understand what makes a good training session for you personally, you will grow a little more.
This increase in competence also raises your confidence.
You will not be a beginner forever, so enjoy the process of climbing up the learning curve.
Asking and understanding Experienced friends, coaches or even the top triathletes you come across are all good sources for advice and won't mind answering your questions.
Most people like handing on their experience, but be sure you fully comprehend what you are being told and that it makes sense and is relevant for you at your level of fitness and expertise.
Advice is only good if you understand it and it is truthful.
Write it down It is important to learn lessons from your own experience and remember any technical advice you are given by writing it down in a special triathlon diary or journal.
This can become your bible of experience which you can refer back to as and when needed.
It will help to motivate you when you are feeling downhearted as well as providing useful insights into making progress.
Include any helpful articles found in magazines, useful data from websites.
After taking part in several triathlons, you'll look back and wonder what all the fuss was about at your first event.
This is not complacency; it's just that you have now overcome the awe that many newcomers ascribe to triathlon.
What was once scary now seems within the realms of the possible, even maybe easy.