– and three sizes: 100g, 500g and 1,600g. 100g contains 350kcal, 26g protein, 59g carbohydrate and 1.3g fat.Contact www.scienceinsport.com; 01254 246 060
)Contact www.lucozade.com/sportContains 58.2kcal, 3.6g protein, 10.8g carbohydrate and 0.06g fat (per 100ml)Lucozade Sport Recovery Drink is specifically designed for recovery, and contains carbohydrate and protein in a 3:1 ratio. This is slightly lower than
from total time, lap time, HR or time of day.Contact: 0800 056 1640; www.nike.comReebok Precision Trainer £129.99Displays both HR in beats per minute and as a percentage of maximum HR.Press a single button while running and watch scans through maximum
of useful features including a 200-lap memory, three target zones and detailed personal inputs such as VO2max and Body Mass Index (BMI). The chest strap chafes mildly but no more so than other HRMs. The regular functions such as the stop-watch and count
top here, but, surprisingly, the final temperature reading was actually 2°C lower than the initial mark.Contact www.patagonia.com; 00800 0000 0041New Balance Solano – £25New Balance says "Created with a buffer zone that slows the body's thermal energy
be at least 127cm, with 140-150cm preferable for taller runners. Make sure you feel comfortable and confident on the belt, and check that it doesnt sometimes stutter, slip or slide off-centre. Controls The console buttons for changing speed and incline
, but the Mayfly is actually pretty close to Nike founder Bill Bowerman’s vision of the perfect running shoe – one that would fall apart just beyond the finish line. And at £25, it’s also the cheapest serious running shoe for years.Contact: 0800 056 1640; www
testers would have preferred it higher. A new, heavier, model with suspension will replace the J2 early in 2005, so get this while you can if you don’t need frills.Contact Baby Jogger www.kidsense.co.uk; 01455 550 600XTS Twister – £229Weight 10kgWheels 12
.Contact www.sidas.com; 01539 725 817Noene High Tech Soles No2 - £17At just two millimetres thick, the Noene is the slimmest footbed on test but the firm claims it will absorb 94 per cent of the shock from heelstrike. (The material was originally used to soak
If there's one bit of running kit that really matters, it's those bits of moulded polyeurethane on your feet. So this week we've picked out three niggling shoe queries from the Gear forum. Lend us your thoughts...Q1: The washing machine conundrum
