Ultimate Direction Speedemon 2300 – £89.99A pack for the runner with a long commute who needs to take lots of gear to work. The Speedemon has a 35-litre capacity – so you could conceivably pack a shock-proof laptop – and also comes with a three
The British autumn is often a tricky call kit-wise, too wet for T-shirts but still too warm for thick layers. So we took a selection of the best shower-resistant, lightweight jackets out for a test-run. They're not designed to stand up to really
the waist pockets keep it comfortable, though it's a little loose for smaller runners. It has a bladder compartment and lots of pockets, and the taped main zip should help keep your kit dry. Contact www.salomonrunning.com
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
, 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
the full spectrum of runners, from college-level athletes, to philosophers who run in their spare time, to the philosopher who only started running to test the ideas in this book. Good for: food for thought on a long run