For those that might be interested, here are some race options throughout the 2015 summer:
June 27, Saturday - Cashmere - www.cashmerefire.com/funrun - Studebaker 5K Fun Run and 1k Kids Obstacle Course
July 4, Saturday, Wenatchee - www.runwenatchee.com - River Run at the Fourth of July 5K,10K & 10Mi paved trail run
July 18, Saturday, Chelan - www.chelanman.com - Chelan Man Half Marathon and 10K road race
July 25, Saturday, Ellensburg - www.buduracing.com - Ellensburg Carey Lake 5K trail run
July 26, Sunday, Ellensburg - www.buduracing.com - Iron Horse Half Marathon and 10K trail run
August 16, Sunday - Wenatchee - www.colorwenatchee.com - Color Rush 5K
August 21 or 22, (option Friday night or Saturday), Omak - www.omakwarriorstampede.com 10K and 5K obstacle race
August 22, Saturday, North Cascades National Park - www.methowtrails.com - Cutthroat Classic, 11.1 mile trail run.
While racing in the summer is not a necessary thing, it can be a nice incentive to get you out and adds some variety to the training plan. Fun stuff too and perhaps an extra way to see some improvement from year to year.