HI. If you live in the Charlotte,NC area please give me a shout. I just moved here and haven't found any triathletes to train with.
I've been doing triathlons for 12 years and race comfortably in the middle of the pack. So far Eagleman 70.3 (MD) is my longest tri and this year was my 2nd time doing it.
Just a sugestion but have you tried to start a Tri club? Maybe the tri crowd around there are just waiting for the right time to come out and play.
Spike.