You may think the stresses and strains of racing mean your competitive outings should be kept to just a few a season for fear of overdoing it. But regular racing as part of your training can be a great way to improve your times, and it can be one

This calculator lets you input an actual race time to see what you should be capable of at another distance. It is adjusted for distance (ie its 10K prediction isn't just double your 5K time), but there are three caveats:It assumes you've done

It would seem natural that your heart rate monitor should be your greatest ally when it comes to race day – but as ever, the reasoning is not that simple. While you can use your experience from previous competitions to your advantage, you'll find

- and interactive - insight into the demands of marathon training.Meet The Team | Meet The Experts | Marathon ResourcesASICS Super Six: Race DayThe culmination of months of hard training for the ASICS Super Six has arrived - on April 10, our marathon contenders

This week: Do you really benefit from warming up before a run – and if so, how hard and how far should you go?"How far, or for how long, are you supposed to warm up before a race? The more I warm up the better I seem to perform. I ran a 5.4-mile

Line up at the start of a race plugged into your iPod and you may well find yourself being asked to ditch both the headphones and your PB-promoting playlist under event-specific rules prohibiting the use of MP3 players.But are race

in fancy dress which makes the race even more special and each year features a fancy dress theme: 2012 was 'history; and 2013's theme is 'science fiction' - so dig out your best sci-fi outfit and get running!Your prize consists of two return flights from

The RW Pace Team was out in force at the Race Your Pace Half-Marathon on February 20.Congratulations to everyone who took part in the race and made it such a memorable day. Click through our photo gallery to catch up with all the action

Q My road race performances have remained at a similar standard during the past couple of years, and I feel that I’m training pretty aimlessly. How can I change my training programme to get a good result this year?A I recommend you focus on one

They may not be fashionable or practical, but greying and fading race Ts possess a quality that no other item in our wardrobes, other than lucky pants, can boast – memories of past glories or long-gone disappointments. They can remind us of the time