While most others athletes were huddled from the cold and looking for a spot protected from the rain, Massey’s Daniel Piticariu brought a smile to the starting line.

For the 19-year-old Piticariu, these were the perfect conditions for him to run in the senior boy’s 2,000-metre steeplechase Friday at the OFSAA West Regional track and field meet at University of Windsor Stadium.

“This is my kind of weather,” Piticariu said. “All my great races are in the dirty weather.”