And I'm Out of Shape (Again)

Monday 5/6
AM:  I did a 6M run on the treadmill.  8:48, 8:48, 8:27, 8:27, 8:00, 8:00.  It felt good although I felt the looming period...
Lunch:  Stretched out a bit, worked on shin/calf, did mostly upper body work.
PM:  Spin with Matthew.  He's looking more and more like a mountain man...

Tuesday 5/7
Lunch:  Pilates.  I slept in the AM.
PM:  Faster Finish Week 8.  Caterpillar runs are fun and all, but it does feel a bit too easy.  It's my favorite, as a result.

Wednesday 5/8
AM:  Midweek MidMile.  For the record, it was pouring rain, right when I started to run and it promptly stopped 20 mintues after I had completed this workout.  Mile 4 & 5 were to be marathon pace.  I think I hit it close enough, considering I had to almost swim instead of run.  My shoes remained damp for 2 days.
Funny - Jean Claude Garmin freaked out in the rain at first, before giving up like I did.
Lunch:  Pilates.  The Wednesday class at Equinox is good, but the instructor is going to change the class to some martial arts based "Knockout Pilates". 
PM:  Deep Water Run.  Just because this morning "swim" wasn't enough.

Thursday 5/9
REST DAY!  Hurray!  Took the train with Lisa to pick up my bib for this weekend.  We were planning to run, but the weather was iffy.

Friday 5/10
AM:  Track work.  I hate track work. I especially hate it now that I don't have Coach Terry counting laps.  I seem to lose a lap during the workout.  This was harder than I liked it to be.  My all out 400m is about 1:40-1:37.  I had to put in full effort today to hit target pace of 1:45.  This was sure sign of things to come this weekend...
PM:  Because I felt so crummy at track, I threw in an Illegal Run of 5Ms.  I was going to do 6, but being illegal and all, didn't have the guts to do all 6.  Felt a little better.

Saturday 5/11
Another Rest Day.  Waist is expanding...

Sunday 5/12
Japan Day Race.  I was told to "let it rip" so I went out too fast, too soon, and my body couldn't deal with the humidity, the pace, everything.  I had to walk once, cough bugs out once, and had probably the slowest 4M race since 2011.  I haven't been over 30 minutes in like forever. Not happy about it.
Post Race Run.

And I got my period the next day.