Swimming or running?

The Autumn is coming and I am beginning to feel the onset of chilly mornings and, even though the sun is still shining and the sky is a bright and beautiful blue, the leaves are beginning to turn brown and fall. These are perfect running days and yet I still feel the onset of a certain melancholia that comes with the end of the summer.

I have always loved running in the winter and swimming (preferably in the outdoor pool) in the summer. Last year I carried on swimming until October, even though it was bloody freezing and the green algae on the bottom of the pool had practically taken over. This year I am far more of a pussy about it. Maybe it's because I want to keep well for the long, hard training months. Or maybe it's just because I am not as hard as I used to be. Or maybe I just don't want to swim in a cold pool at the moment.

Whatever, I am choosing not to freeze my butt off even though it's a beautiful swimming day.

Ah me....