Tri / Triathlon / Triathlons - do they float your boat?

Speaking of which- I want to enter three Olympic distance triathlons next year, preferably spaced out a bit so that I can (hopefully) see an improvement from one to the next.

Would you have any recco's?

My targets for next year are to complete a triathlon in 2:30, beat you up that hill in Norway, and get my FTP to 340.
Get your name down for some of the local club sprint distances too - they're a lot more value for money than the big ticket events, and are good for getting started.

Events-wise, I've not started looking for next year just yet - I'll be browsing here, some of the triathlon magazines, and base the whole calendar around a long course event of two.