'I feel like a wild animal': trail running in Dartmoor

Fancy straying away from the pavement? Why not head to Dartmoor, where rain is plentiful but tarmac scarce

If you plan to go running in Dartmoor, you can’t be too precious about the weather. All night, the rain has been hammering down on the roof of our holiday cottage near the village of Brentor on the western edge of the moor. Every time I wake up, I think about my run the next morning. Will the hills be washed away?

The next morning, while my family – fledgling runners at best – tuck into pa...