It’s not so long ago that speed and distance judgement was regarded as a skill acquired by those prepared to invest years in their running. For a substantial investment of a different kind you can now literally have this expertise on your wrist

Being able to see how fast and how far you're going while you're running is one of the best ways to get the most out of your training and keep motivation levels high. Speed and distance monitors come in different shapes, sizes, prices and levels

If you want to know exactly how far, and fast, you've run, then a speed-and-distance monitoring (SDM) watch is an essential piece of kit. Timex, Garmin and Navman produce SDMs that use satellites to trace your steps. They're pretty good, but if you

You have to pity race organisers. They go to great pains to have someone ride round their course measuring it with a Jones-Oerth counter, then 200 runners turn up wearing wrist-mounted GPS computers and claim the route is 300 metres too long. Speed

Garmin are soon to release their new and sexiest-yet speed-and-distance-monitor in the UK. With just a handful of 405s in the country before its release date (end of April) RW was lucky enough to put one through its paces. Fans of the reliable 305

Maximum speed and incline Be sure to think about how fast you’ll need the machine to go. If you can run close to 40 minutes for 10K, you’ll almost definitely want a machine that’s capable of over 10mph for speedwork. Faster machines tend

Last month we announced that we had 14 all-new Garmin Forerunner speed and distance monitors to give away. With over 12,500 entries this was one of our biggest ever competitions. Without further delay here are the winners*:Forerunner 205 Hannah

See your distance, pace, time and calories burned during your runMove over iPod Nano compatibility, celebrity motivational mantras and Power Song options, it’s time to reveal Nike’s latest electronic gadget. The Nike+ SportBand is a speed

material) content that squeezes and hugs the muscles that are key to efficient running. The kit promises to help you train more efficiently, avoid common injuries and recover faster. But does it deliver? For the lowdown on the big squeeze, read on...

We are never going to claim that running a marathon personal best is easy. Even if you've never run a marathon before, there's no guarantee you'll walk away with a new mark. You might have completed every training session; treated each ache as soon as it arose; and stuck to the p...