Post Windermere Blues

“Consistency is the key, but that isn’t always possible. Life gets in the way”. 

Monday 17th September  2019.

Today was my first swim since finishing Windermere One Way. This hasn’t been deliberate, life has just got in the way. The kids have gone back to school, life is turning back to normal. Many of the Open Water Swimming lakes are starting to close for the season. Don’t be alarmed, I’ve still be been focused on my training. I’ve been making more visits tot the gym. 

I’ve learned the hard way, I’m very conscious of post event blues. I’m not sure if this is an actual thing. When you take on a challenge, particularly if it requires a lot of training and sacrifice to complete. 

It’s worth considering. What now? 

Suddenly you have nothing to work towards or look forward too. Goal setting past an event is an important part of the process. 

What next? 

On that note what next for me? I still want to swim over the autumn and winter period. I want to concentrate on swimming in cold water. This isn’t going to be about distance or speed. It’s going to be about how long I can stay in the water and how cold I can take it. All this really scares me, I don’t know how my legs leg stumps are going to take it. 

Right now it still relatively warm in the water, it was nice being back in with no expectation. I felt sluggish, stiff and a little slow. I didn’t mind, this was to be expected after training differently and not swimming for a while.