The thought of *any* running route gets me excited at the moment - I finally went out to one of my old routes on Saturday after spending 4+ months on the track exclusively and it was amazing. Shade! Trees! Animals! Cars, even! I can't wait until my dumb legs get their shit together and I can think about tackling HILLS and the like again!

I'm addicted to planning new routes on mapmyrun.com all over town.  It's one of my favorite hobbies.

I am a cheap SOB and will use Google Earth to explore new running routes for free.

I have lived here my entire 51 years and cycled for 20 and run for 14. Its not a big city so i know every street and trail that exists here. I do feel lucky that I live semi rural yet very close to a city. Best if both worlds. But route wise  No surprises for me. Maybe that's why I love our race vacations so much . New routes to explore.

I was at the bank today and got some  more Euros and pound notes. Getting excited about running in the countryside of Ireland

I kind of want to try a 15-mile biking/walking path around my hometown. My mom still lives there and it's only a 45 minute drive from here, but I'm too chickenshit that I'll encounter wildlife. I can't believe I lived there for over 20 years and have never been on that trail.

Yes, I love to spend time planning a new route on the RA training log. I moved house a year ago and it's been fun trying new routes locally although it's a lot hillier here. I love running in scenic locations and am lucky that in runs from my doorstep or a short drive I can run up volcanic cones, around a golf course, along the harbour foreshore, through old cemetries and on bike paths through parks or by highways. There's even an old harbour bridge near me that crosses through mangroves and is no longer used by traffic (a new bridge was built nearby) - it's used by fishermen, cyclists, runners & walkers. I like variety, but do tend to stick to the same routes in the early morning when I run in the dark because I stick to main roads that are well lit.

People who country run, do you get scared? I live on a country road. I leave the house and turn left, to the highway and back is 2.4 miles. I leave the house and turn right, it's 6.6 miles there and back. I'm too scared to go right.

I don't really get worried unless I am running at night, these roads don't have street lights and it sucks if I forget my knuckle light at home. I carry pepper spray just in case, but am a little more concerned of wild animals just popping out of nowhere at night. I would be really pissed off if I got sprayed by a skunk, or ran over by a deer, and sometimes I really wonder if those wires can hold those cows in lol. When I hear a car coming up behind me, I get a little nervous and almost brace for impact. Not too worried about dogs, haven't really ran into one out in the country loose though I have while running in the city, I'd have to say I like it out in the country area more than the city. Most vehicles are kind of enough to move over some, though I have had a few actually veer towards me then suddenly away, not sure if they're trying to be dicks or texting.

I am going to make it a goal of running more at night or early morning before dawn during winter and especially when there is a fresh blanket of snow. It is just gorgeous during winter, the moon out, no leaves and snow on the ground, almost bright as day but so much more quiet.