"Natural" pace training, pace training advice

http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-metronome_training#comment-4313

weltal327 says:
I have a huge problem with pacing and I'm hoping that I can define my pace with a forerunner. Learn it. Perhaps even get myself to the point where I can feel out my own pace and heart rate.

Simon says:
Way to go! That's a sound way of training. You will definitely start to associate specific feelings in your body with specific paces. Of course, as you get fitter, you will have to recalibrate!

I would also recommend spending some time on a track -- where the going is level and smooth and you can concentrate on what's going on in your body without worrying about where you're putting your feet. On the track you can get away with just using an ordinary sports wristwatch. Pick the pace per mile you want to "learn" and divide it into 100m splits, then try to hit each 100m to the exact second. It gives you instant feedback and you'll soon find you can just "sit" there at your goal pace.