Sunday's 9 Miler that Almost Didn't Happen, and this Morning's 4 Mile Easy and Slow

  Yesterday's run almost didn't happen, I thought Dorian was going to make sure I wouldn't get out before the heat and sun. Luckily though around 8 he got tired and fell back to sleep, I was out that door immediately. I didn't feel the greatest, and avoided the hills that I had planned. I ran 9 miles in 70 degrees, 100% humidity, 165 feet elevation gain and 173 feet loss. I ran the 9 miles in 1:30:27, with an average pace of 10:02 min/mile which got me thinking this morning, does the average pace even matter if you miles are different paces anyways?
  I can always rely on running to unlock any bathroom issues I am having, but I would rather it be done after a run or before instead of in the middle or right near the end. People should start running when they're feeling constipated, rather than going and spending money on laxatives or whatever else is out there, it's free and a good work out to burn some calories.
  I screwed up my lap/split thing right before mile 9 so I have 10 laps instead of 9, stupid thing. My splits/laps were:
Mile 1 - 10:46
Mile 2 - 10:13
Mile 3 - 10:05
Mile 4 -  9:52
Mile 5 - 10:00
Mile 6 - 10:05
Mile 7 - 10:11
Mile 8 - 9:53
Lap 9 (.68 miles) - 9:25
Lap 10 (.34) - 8:50

   Anyways, after the run I went over to Ellis Park Race Track and photographed some beautiful animals showing how running is really done, check out my images on: http://freesoulphotography.smugmug.com/Sports/HorseRacing/EllisPark/30421456_F5Qr97#!i=2621800012&k=jPwDJBQ

   This morning I got out the door at 5:45 before Dorian could wake up and keep me there, though he did wake Cameron up who brought him into bed with him. I went ahead and did juts 4 miles, very slow trying to really take advantage of a slow recovery run. I ran 4 miles in 44:17 with an average pace of 11:04 min/mile, slow and easy and hopefully my legs thank  me for it and give me a good 6 mile progression run Wednesday morning.
My splits were:
Mile 1 - 12:15
Mile 2 - 11:21
Mile 3 - 10:29
Mile 4 - 10:10

   I haven't ran that slow in a long time, and I think that was what a recovery run is supposed to be.