(Image credit: Getty Images) When you first start running, you’ll almost certainly go too fast in your early workouts. It’s very hard not to, because the first half mile feels easy and almost euphoric; a feeling that quickly disappears when your body catches up with the idea that you’re running and everything starts to hurt. If you’re following any kind of training plan or just trying to enjoy running several times a week, getting your pacing right is vital. Easy runs need to be easy, and hard runs need to be the right level of hard, or you won’t enjoy your workouts and your progress will stall. I’ve been running for over a decade and have followed a structured training plan for the past eight years, and I’ve tried all kinds of methods to judge my runs in that time, including pace, heart rate, power and running to feel. Here’s what I’ve learned about each one during my time as a runner.…