I get frustrated, but it's good for me

SWIM: 60 mins and 2300y.

I missed a weekend swim, so my hope of catching up to my GTD challenge numbers didn't happen. Last Weds I ended 0.25 miles behind and after today I'm .3 miles behind. But I shouldn't complain--just a few weeks ago I was 3 miles behind! 4-5 miles at some points! If I keep this up, I'll hit 100 miles well before the end of the year. All for a $5 gift card.

Lots of swimmers in the lane today. So many that one everyone pushed off and I was ready to go, the first swimmer was already on his way back. So when broken 500's are handed out 200-150-100-50 while they are swimming I'm resting, then I'm resting while they are passing me, then I'm resting while they are resting, and my broken 500 just turns into a mess. I get so frustrated, so mental over it. Why?? Just swim!

It's making me a better swimmer, but many times I'm sacrificing form just to try to keep up. It's hard being a mental case and focusing on form at the same time.

The moon was a pretty sliver in the eastern sky this morning. Will be fun to finish my run under it tomorrow. I need to remember, that regardless of what happens here over the next few weeks, life goes on. The moon will always be there, going through it's cycles of light and dark. Sliver to circle and back to sliver. They say the sun will always rise, but for me it's the moon.