Florida Trail Races Worth Running in Spring (Before the Heat Takes Over)
April feels like borrowed time in Florida. The temps are still cooperating — 60s at sunrise, maybe low 70s by midday if you catch a good week — and the humidity hasn’t yet settled into that permanent residency it takes up from June through September. Once we’re past late April, the conditions start degrading quickly. If you’re going to race, this is the window. I’ve used these spring weeks to race more than run for fun for years now, for practical reasons: it’s the one stretch where I can push hard without managing heat risk, recover faster between efforts, and string together race weekends without ending up destroyed. Florida’s real racing season runs roughly from February through late April, and I try to make use of it. ...