Mercury was headed up to 97 today, so I got up early for my run. I was on my way by 5:45, walking a quarter mile before breaking into a jog and ramping up from there. It was about 71 and humid at the time.
After a first mile at 9:59, I ran 9:06, 8:47, and 8:36. The last .3 was done at an 8:16 pace. With those times, the run qualified as a tempo run.