, an expanding, if still relatively niche, product category that up to now has been more popular with triathletes than runners. In its most basic form it's just a clip-fastened elastic waistband with a few bespoke hoops that hold the gels handily in place and a

Weight 368gEvaluation Traditionally motion control shoes have tended to be heavy, brick-like creatures best suited to big guys. But not all runners who need bags of stability want a heavy shoe. Saucony’s GRID Stabil is lighter than many motion

The 2007 Personal Best Awards marked a new venture for Runner’s World but one that was long overdue – an annual celebration of all the best things in running. Our aim when founding the Awards was to recognise and reward the products and services

importance. Science in Sport have an isotonic gel that can be used without the need to wash it down with water and gives 25g of carbohydrate, which will get you through 20 mins or so of running. Marathon runners who take over five hours may consider taking

that builds you up in realistic increments to the date of your race (allowing for one or two easier weeks at the end). If you can use a schedule from RUNNER’S WORLD, a good book, or an accredited coach at your local club, that’s ideal. It will be a tried

for that. Energy gels every five miles helped in training and racing, but there were no real secrets to what I was doing, except for hard work.”­Kevin Wood, 43. Youth justice manager, Greenwich, London. 2:59:27, London 1999How I Beat... 4:00“I’m not a fast

movement or access to your mouth, carry water, energy gels or bars and medication inside your outfit.6 Display your name and that of your charity in a prominent place on your costume. 7 Practise running in your costume in a shorter race to assess where

box below for times). Make sure you pick up one of our legendary Runner's World backpacks too. They're jam-packed full of pre- and post-race essentials including energy gels, drinks, pace bands, vitamins, supplements and more. But hurry - with over

picked up the pace for the next couple of miles but everyone still kept on bunching together which was really frustrating.I took a caffeine gel at Mile 17 and that made a real difference. I also started spotting people too – people from the forums

-strengthening exercises. The key to finishing was good advice: I had a good pair of trainers that catered for my clumsy running style, and I took energy gels every hour with a bit of energy bar. I also wore a belt carrying a bottle of Lucozade Sport that I would refill