The Late April Shift: Running Amelia Island Before Summer Sets In
Something shifts in the third week of April here. Not dramatically — it doesn’t happen overnight — but you notice it. The 6 AM temperature that was 58 degrees in mid-March is 68 now, sometimes 70. The dew point that held steady in the low 50s starts edging up toward 60, then 65. The sweat on your shirt at the end of a 10-miler isn’t quite the same as it was a month ago. Florida summer is announcing itself, and if you’re paying attention, you can feel exactly when the season starts its slow takeover. ...