BACKPACKING
April 21: Backpacking Basics, Bailey’s Crossroads REI, 7:30 p.m. This free class promises to take the mystery out of backpacking with a show-and-tell session. Info: rei.com.
INLINE SKATING
April 24: Free skate clinic, Rock Creek Park, 12:15 p.m. Washington Area Roadskaters instructors teach beginning and intermediate skills and useful stopping techniques. Lessons include a short skate in Rock Creek Park, where they review the “rules of the road.” Info: skatedc.org.
RUNNING
April 25: Pike’s Peek 10K, Rockville, 7:30 a.m. Runners start at the Shady Grove Metro station and then run downhill along Rockville Pike to White Flint mall. Info: pikespeek10k.com.
April 25: Blossoms of Hope Half Marathon, Columbia, 7 a.m. The race is an out-and-back course through Columbia and is part of a group of events, including a relay, three non-competitive bike rides and a 5K. Info: tricolumbia.org.
SWIMMING & TRIATHLON
May 2: Nanticoke Triathlon, Bivalve, Md. The Nanticoke River Swim & Triathlon Association holds this open-water swim and triathlon early in the season. It is a sprint triathlon, with an 0.8k swim, 24.14k bike and 4.99k run. Swimmers can choose between a 3-mile and a half-mile swim. The water temperature is expected to be 62. Info: nanticokeriverswimandtri.com.
TEAM IN TRAINING
Team in Training, a fundraising arm of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society that helps athletes train for marathons, triathlons and other competitions in exchange for fundraising, is holding information meetings throughout the area for fall events:
April 20: The University Club, 1135 16th St. NW, 6:30 p.m.
April 21: Rockville High School. 2100 Baltimore St., Rockville, 7 p.m.
April 22: Burke School, 9645 Burke Lake Road, Burke, 6:30 p.m.
April 24: Black Rock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, 10 a.m.
April 24: Fairlington Community Center, 3308 South Stafford St., Arlington, 10 a.m.
April 27: Hilton of Old Town, 1767 King St., Alexandria, 6:30 p.m.
April 28: Marshall High School, 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 6:30 p.m.
