8 Mile Marathon Pace Group Pace Run

8 miles up at the lake, running south to the end of the tail, then north towards the sailboat cove on the inside path, then across the parking lot, then up and past the sailboat cove, then returning the same path. Ran the marathon pace gorup pace for the first 7 miles, then ran a hard final mile. 8 miles in 1:26:10, average pace of 10:46, splits of 11:11, 11:10, 11:07, 11:12, 11:11, 11:09, 11:08 and 7:59 for the final mile. Overall AHR was 148, 167 for the final mile while I was pushing it. Ran in the morning, starting at about 6:40, about 73F out with a dewpoint of 71F, so humid, but fairly comfortable.