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RW Calculators

Predict your race times from past performances, see how fast you need to run to hit a target, print a pace-band, and more

How fast should I - or could I - race? How fast should I train? And how can I stick to a pace on race day? These three calculators are here to help.

We also have links to a calorie-usage calculator, a body-mass index calculator, and a best run calculator.

1. Training pace calculator

Train too hard, and you'll probably burn out or get injured. Train too gently and you simply won't make the most of your potential (but hey, that's okay). This calculator uses one of your recent race times to reveal how fast you should run the different components of a training week.
Go to training pace calculator

2. Race-time predictor

Racing isn't a mystical science. If you know how fast you've run at one distance, a little empirically-based algebra can give you a pretty good idea of how swiftly you might run at another. This calculator does exactly that.
Go to race-time predictor

3. Race-pace band

A tool for race-day. Type in your target time, then print out and wear this band. It shows the mile or kilometre splits you'll need to hit along the way. Useful for all distances, particularly the marathon.
Go to race-pace band

4. Calorie Calculator

Type in your weight and the distance you covered on your last run to discover just how many calories you burnt over the course of the session.
Go to calorie calculator

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Over 40 novice 
Posted: 25/04/05 16:46:40 40
I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is possible to compare race times between a male and female, based on different ages too.

e.g if a 39 yr old male runs a 10k in 59 mins, how would you calculate a comparable time for a 44 yr old female.
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