I forgot to mention that I signed up for a half Ironman triathlon in September. I wasn't exactly planning to do one this year, but I couldn't resist - it's in Raleigh (only 25 minutes away) and it's six months off, so I've got time to prepare. For those who don't know, a half Ironman is a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike, and a 13.1-mile run (which is a half marathon). One of my biggest goals in life is to do a full Ironman (and get the souvenir tattoo, haha), but I'm working my way up in stages - an Olympic-distance triathlon (last October), a half marathon (two months ago), a half Ironman (swim, bike, and then run a half marathon), a full marathon, and then a full Ironman (swim, bike, and then run a marathon). The Olympic-distance triathlon last October went great, so I'm kicking it up a notch. Liz and I are moving to a new apartment in two months which has a fitness center on-site, so I'll be able to work out a lot more easily than I currently can, and I got my bike tire fixed (along with a couple of other things) over break, so I can start biking to class again too.
Call me crazy, but now that I'm over the 'oh-my-god-what-did-I-get-myself-into' phase, I think it's going to be really, really fun.