After week 8, my body was exhausted. Thankfully for me, Hal sets his program up in such a way that week 9 was a lighter week. My hamstring was still sore so I decided to really keep it easy. I also mixed up the called for plan for the week, so it wasn't really according to Hal's plan. I went more on how my body was feeling. Here are some pictures from this week. Monday: We were out of town Monday at an amusement park. It was so much fun and we did a ton of walking. So, active rest day! Checkout this awesome coaster. It was seriously so scary, but so much fun. 100% recommend going on it if you ever have the chance. Tuesday: I was still quite sore from week 8 but from past experience I knew the type of soreness I was having would be able to be shaken off the soreness by doing slow runs. I had only planned to do 3 miles, but I could really feel the kinks getting worked off so I went a little further.
Wednesday: After Tuesday's run, I decided to switch things up and do some 5ish milers at a slower pace. I was feeling like my body was finally recovering but wanted to go a little further than 3 miles to keep working things out. This run was solely based on how I felt. Surprisingly, I ended up with negative splits on the last 4 miles. My final mile was 9:58. My body felt really great and I didn't feel like I was pushing myself at all. Overall, great run! Thursday: My body felt great for this run, so I decided to stick with about 5 miles. Temperature was great. Nothing to complain about today! Friday: I had a wedding to attend Friday night (Friday night weddings are my FAVORITE!). I knew I wanted to get a run in but hadn't really decided on length. I've been toying with the idea of wearing a cheerleading bow in my hair for the half, so I wanted to start wearing if during my training to see if it would be annoying to run with. Besides that, Friday's run was just based on feel. I ended up doing a little over 4 miles. Friday night was filled with celebrating love and lots of dancing. Wedding Style Details: My dress was from Rent the Runway (Get $30 off your first rental: https://rtr.app.link/e/aQa6l4d3YF (disclosure: I'll also receive a $30 credit when you use that link)) by the designer Parker. I've worn several of dresses by Parker over the years and I've loved them all. This one was no exception. It was comfortable, easy to dance in and the ruffled of the shoulder sleeve added a fun twist to the little black dress. Shoes are Badgley Mischka. They are actually the shoes I wore for my wedding. I've found other options here and here. Saturday: Planned rest day! After drinks, dancing and celebrating, I knew I'd want to use Saturday as a rest day. Sunday: My hamstring is still tight. It feels like it make have gotten worse. My guess is that all that dancing irritated it. I decided to use Sunday as a rest day. I need to be fresh for peek week! 18 miles for the week. BRING ON WEEK 10 aka peak week, baby!! xoxo, Wilk
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