Motivation requires goals

It's a tough time of year to get motivated.  Plenty of distractions like nights out and bad weather so usually Nov/Dec is a quieter time.  However with the potential of a 95 mile ultra marathon with 14,700 feet of climbing in June, you'd think I'd be raring to go.  Not the case.  However this will change next week when I find out if I have been successful in getting a place in the West Highland Way Race.  I think my focus will turn on immediately and the plan will be formulated.  Strange how motivation works or perhaps it's just me, but I doubt it.
If I don't get in well I will need to find another "A race".  I've got my half ironman in May and that will be tough but it's not my "A race". 
My training has been poor although I had an excellent swim on Friday of 2,200m with a pal and then ran with a group on Saturday covering 20k.  My injuries seem to be behaving so the reduction in training has given them longer to recover.
I'll need to step up my mileage on the runs but this will be gradual.  Yoga is going to have to play a bigger part to reduce the chances of injury.
I also need to get back on the bike but in this weather it will be indoor training.  Can't say I am looking forward to it but I know that after 1 month of hard training I'll be in great shape.
I started my blog talking about motivation.  A lot of people think I'm always motivated but it is difficult to keep it going sometimes.  Here's hoping that next week the news is good.