Daylight Saving Time began on Sunday morning and spring officially begins on Saturday. After a lousy few days filled with cold temperatures, high winds, and rain, it's now sunny and almost sixty degrees outside. I'll risk angering the gods of winter and say it: Winter's over. Pack away your shovels and winter coats, because it's going to be clear sailing from here on out.
Not only is Saturday the first day of Spring (I can't help capitalizing it), but it's also the day of the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Road Race, a 10k race through the streets of Holyoke that this year will mark its 35th year. The forecast calls for sun and a temperature in the mid sixties. That might be a tad too warm for runners around here who haven't had time to get used to such warmth. (I'm saying that because it gives me another excuse to put into my excuse arsenal in anticipation of having to figure out why I didn't do as well as I wanted to in the race. This will be my third time running it. The last two times, the course got the best of me. I have high hopes for this year. We'll see.)
The weather is breaking at the right time for St. Patrick's Day and its parades and general carousing, as well as for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, which doesn't really need nice weather but we'll take it.
I've never really been a big fan of March, but this year I'll take it. A little bit of sunshine is all I needed.
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