Lack of Motivation

I ended last week on a total of 7kms after nursing my shoulder and generally recoving from the minor cold. This week saw me lose motivation completely. I think, having got out of the momentum of morning swimming that I had created, I just couldn't force myself to get enthusiastic about swimming. I felt tired most mornings and enjoyed spending a bit of extra time in bed and having lesiurely breakfasts not forcing a bagel down whilst squashed into a smelly tube carriage. I swam on Tuesday morning but an overnight at Cranwell mid-week and my parents being over from France meant I was doing a lot more socially than normal. I think the later returns home contributed to not wanting to get up and a subsequent missing of any evening swims I might have used to catch-up the missed sessions. By Friday I decided that the 3kms I had done on Tuesday were pitiful and I had to force myself to do more so I dutifully headed for the pool on Friday morning only to find someone had put too many chemicals in and it would be unsafe to swim in until after 7.30am! I was fuming. Anyway, it was obviously not to be and I did console myself that I was spending all of Saturday playing Water-Polo so at least I was in the water. I have decided that maybe I was trying to do too much to soon and so I am going to try and get it a steady 3times a week coupled with some running and yoga to keep the variety. If I can managed two mornings and an evening that will see me hit at least 10kms a week which should be fine for the moment. I am also starting to pencil in some summer races which will really start to give me a feel for things. It is annoying that I won't be able to confirm whether I can do the relay or not for a good three months yet but c'est la vie! I must just continue to train as if I am. Fingers crossed this week goes a bit better in term of motivation - I just think life is making me think rather too much at the moment with regards career, house etc. and that is probably not leaving too much capacity for swimming.