Eight minutes/mile in a marathon is a good one

• Set the ___ (be in the lead)
• Walk like an expectant dad
• Runners set it
• College in N.Y.C
• Display anxiety, in a way
• Set the tempo
• N.Y.C. college
• Walk the waiting room
• What a lead runner sets

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pacé refers to two communes in France: Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine Pacé, Orne