Ground Hog Day is tomorrow. It's time for Punxsutawney Phil to make his prediction about the impending arrival of spring. Phil has been making this annual forecast for 125 years now, and according to the StormFax Weather Almanac he's been correct 39% of the time. That puts his accuracy up there with our local meteorologist and Phil doesn't have doppler radar--amazing.
As tradition goes, at day break when Phil comes out of his hole on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, if he sees his shadow and returns to his hole, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow there will be an early spring. No one wants Phil back in his hole--bring on spring!
Regardless of what happens at 7:35 tomorrow morning, you can be sure that spring will eventually come. Soon you'll be able to shed those heavy sweatshirts, long pants and gloves and run down the road in a t-shirt and shorts. You'll be pleasantly surprised how much easier it is to run without all the heavy gear.
Until spring finally makes its way to your neighborhood, keep bundling up, LACE UP, and whatever you do, DON'T SCARE PHIL!
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