What are your favourite conditions for running? I love those balmy summer days when you don’t need to worry about layers and can jump in the sea to cool off. Spring is another wonderful time with so much to see as the blossom, leaves and flowers emerge from their slumber. Snow running is fun too. Hats, gloves, meggings and base layers, the steam pouring from your lungs and icicles forming on the end of your nose. However, autumn has to be my favourite. The November rain, wind and mud were the perfect conditions for a long run this weekend. My usual Saturday morning run wasn’t possible, and so I ended up going out on Sunday. I had considered a local race, the Brett Owler Half Marathon but couldn’t really justify the cost when I could run locally for free. I headed out with no clear idea of where I would end up. All I had done in the way of preparation was ensure I had my bank card in case I needed to refuel. The choice was to head east or west. East would take me through town and...