Why you do it

So, you're injured, and sentenced to the pool.  You run in small circles for hours on end, wondering why.


This is why you do it.

(source: trailvoice.com)

So that when you're on the mend, you can do long progression runs on the Towpath on a holiday morning in perfect conditions.

Split paces for my 10 mile progression were 9:20, 8:37, 8:15, 8:12, 7:56, 7:21, 7:10, 7:01, 7:00, and 6:41, followed by 2 mile cooldown at 8:39 pace.  Averaged 7:45 over the ten mile progression; 7:55 for the entire 12 mile run.

But if you're focused on the splits, you're missing the big picture.  Lemme give you the big picture again.

this is a big picture

Yes, I'll grudgingly admit that "every day's a good day for a run."   But some days are REALLY good days for a run.

[edit: I realized from the comments that some may think I took photographs of the canal -- nope -I ganked them from another site dedicated to the canal.  I've now made that clear, with credit]