Since the Goofy Challenge in January, there hasn’t been too much on my plate.  The only other race I ran this year was this month!

Things are going to start picking up. At the end of May, I’ll be running the Maryland Half Marathon. I love the half marathon distance and wanted a spring race, so this fit the bill. It’ll be a hilly course so I probably won’t be going for a PR, but I’m still hoping for a strong race!

In June I’ve signed up for another hilly race, the Baltimore 10-Miler. I’ve heard great things about this event, and they are known for their excellent premiums!

The next big event (so far!) doesn’t come until late August, when I’ll be doing the Iron Girl sprint triathlon for the third time. To help me train, I’ve signed up for a triathlon class at the rec center. It starts in June and runs until the week before the race. While I did well training on my own last year, I didn’t get nearly enough brick workouts in. This once-a-week class seems like the perfect solution!

We’ll be ending our summer once again in Virginia Beach, where I’ll be running the Rock and Roll Half Marathon for the sixth time. My training for this race has been a little lacking recently, since my focus over the last two summers has been the triathlon instead of distance.

But this year it’s going to be different. I’m going to have to incorporate a lot more distance training over the summer to prepare for the Marine Corps Marathon on October 31.

In addition to all these big events, I’ll be participating in one or two 10Ks and quite a few of these 5Ks throughout the summer.

I’m excited!