that's harder than time-trial pace but not as hard as you can go - about a nine on a scale of one to 10, or an effort you can sustain for between two and a half and five minutes. Pick up the slackIn a small group, work hard in a paceline (a small group

before a 10K, half-marathon, or marathon. The pace in these longer races will seem slow and easy by comparison.Goal: 5K for fun and fitnessHow often: Sixteen to 20 times per year.Why: If you hate speedwork, run a 5K every other week or so. It will help

Q I’ve completed a couple of 10Ks and half-marathons, but worry that I only seem to have one pace. I want to run faster so I’ve tried adding tempo runs to my schedule. But when I make a conscious effort to speed up during a run, I soon find I have

The Runner's World Pace Team once again took to the streets of London in their quest to help you hit your marathon targets. Now find out if we snapped you en route. Many thanks to Kevin McGarry (www.kmcgarry.com) for supplying the images.

After 16 weeks of helping runners up and down the country - through five half-marathons and an epic 26.2 mile finale in London – the RW pacing service, partnered by Timex, has come to an end. With pace runners on hand at Dorney Lake, Blackpool

Check out some behind-the-scenes snaps from our pacing team at Dorney Lake Half Marathon, supported by Timex and Pearl Izumi.If you're keen to join in, the RW Pace Team will be at the races below this Spring, covering finish times of 1:30, 1:45, 1

.The Leisure Centre where we will be meeting is adjacent to the track - it's not the building which houses the swimming pool a few hundred yards to the southPace GroupsThere will be a pace group for each of our eight marathon target bands

Our Virgin London Marathon contenders, the Lucozade Sport Super Six, were among hundreds of runners lining up this weekend for the first ever Lucozade Sport Race Your Pace Half-Marathon.The event was made up of two sessions - a morning race

Check out some behind-the-scenes snaps from our pacing team at the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool, supported by Timex and Pearl Izumi.If you're keen to join in, the RW Pace Team will be at the races below this Spring, covering finish

GETTY IMAGESHow fast should you – or could you – race? How fast should you train? And how can you stick to a pace on race day?Look no further than these interactive calculators for help... Training Pace Calculator Train too hard, and you