Today’s Topic is: What does “springing forward” mean for your mindset this year?

I do love that this means winter is ending (soon?) and spring is on the way (even if it will take a while)…

and there will be:

•  More Time and Places to Run After work.

As of March 8, we will gain an hour of daylight.

That means I will no longer have to run in the dark.

It adds for places that I can run.

Tired of this:

I want more of this:

• More Racing:

Not many racing opportunities and even many of the ones that were scheduled had to be cancelled due to our horrible weather.

Tired of this:

01-25-26 – Winter Series #4 (15k) – Cancelled (too cold)
02-01-26 – Manhattan 10k*– Cancelled (too cold)
02-01-26– Re-Scheduled Winter Series #4 (15k) – DNS (too cold)
02-08-26 – Winter Series #5 (10m) – Cancelled (too cold)
02-15-26 – Re-Scheduled Winter Series #5 (10m) – DNS (on vacation)

I want more of this:

03-07-26 – Electric City 10k
03-15-26 – United NYC Half Marathon (Brooklyn Bridge addition)
03-21-26 – Asheville Half Marathon
04-11-26 – Helderberg to Hudson Half Marathon
05-02-26 – Tropicool 5k
05-17-26 – Boilermaker’s Erie Canal Race (10 miler)
05-24-26 – Miles on the Mohawk (10 miler)

• Better Racing Conditions:

No fun to run on snow and ice…

and with a zillion layer on…

Tired of this:

I want more of this:

• More Hiking

I used to hike all winter and maybe enjoyed it?

But this year I lost my hiking mojo…

I plan to take some Mondays off and get back on the trails…

• More Walking Added to my Fitness Routine.

With the winds and frigid temps, I just didn’t feel like bundling up.

I did walk in mall but oh so boring..

I will need to recruit some friends and/or walk at lunch…

Happy Running! What does “springing forward” mean for your mindset this year? Please share.