The Fall Trail Races Worth Building Toward This Summer
May doesn’t feel like race season on Amelia Island. The humidity has been creeping up since mid-April, and last week I ran the Egans Creek Greenway at 7 AM in 80 percent humidity with the temperature already in the low 70s. By June it’ll be worse. By August you’re just surviving. But May is exactly when I start paying attention to the fall race calendar. If you want to line up in October or November in any kind of shape, summer training has to mean something — and it’s a lot easier to gut out a July long run at 6 AM when you know what you’re building toward. ...