The struggle with the shoulder seasons, though, is figuring out when it’s a short day and when it’s a long pants day.

My rule of thumb is when it’s above freezing, I wear shorts. When it drops below 0C I dig out the long pants. And yet it is never quite just that simple.

It’s been particularly windy here this week as I write this and I’ve been sticking to my shorts rule, but on particularly early morning runs you’ll find me wrapped up in a jacket and gloves despite the more breezy approach on the southern bits.

A few days back we started our run on a Sunday morning and it was a chill 4C outside. I wore shorts, despite the brrrr… and that was fine, all well and good, until we dropped into the creek valley to run some autumn trails. The foliage was beautiful but there was frosty tips on the grass and I’m pretty sure it was below freezing in the shade.

Soon enough winter will hit and my shorts will get stuffed back into storage, the pants going into full time duty.  But until then, are you with me in figuring out your wardrobe as the seasons swing wildly about in autumn?