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RW Shorts Test
By Rob Spedding on 15/11/2005 10:50:37
Baggy, tight and tiny, we've got the right shorts for you
-Fit material works well to keep you cool and dry. Zipped rear pocket for your car keys. (Mens) Contact www.nike.com; 0800 056 1640Mizuno Tokyo – £25Shorts for the fleet of foot. A traditional style that wicks well, but the split sides may reveal a flash
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Best Off-Road Shoes
By Rob Spedding on 22/06/2005 19:41:13
The pavements are awash, and the fields submerged, so you'll need a pair of winter shoes to protect your feet. Or will you?
the weather out and your feet dry, no matter what nature throws at you. On the face of it there are good reasons to invest in a pair of weatherproof shoes. Spending a lot of time with soaking feet can lead to fungal infections such as athlete's foot
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RW Insole Test
By Rob Spedding on 14/11/2005 14:57:56
RW tests insoles from Conformable, Noene, Sole Custom Footbeds, Montrail, Sof Sole, Sorbothane, Profoot and Superfeet
.Conformable Step-in+ Motion - £35The plastic sitting beneath the Step-in+’s foam is designed to guide your foot and help propel you forwards - the forefoot is springier than any of the other insoles here. It’s quite a thin footbed, and well-suited to snugger
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Best Motion Control Shoes
By Rob Spedding on 15/06/2005 17:23:19
Roll-call: if your feet overpronate, give them a helping hand with these updated motion control shoes
of Adiprene+ – works well, and the overlaid upper keeps your foot secure. Having lost a few pounds, it's now a shoe that lighter overpronators – and women runners in particular – should check out.Contact 0161 419 2500; www.adidas.com/ukAsics Gel Foundation
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RW's Pain-Saving Medicine Cabinet
By Rob Spedding on 03/06/2005 16:18:31
You can save yourself a lot of pain by having a well-stocked medicine cabinet. This lot will help you fill it
Scrabbling around in the cupboard under the bathroom sink for something to treat a minor running injury is a common occurrence chez Spedding. Sadly, I’ve yet to find a muscle pull or joint twist that responds well to applications of Bonjela or six
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Best Kit Bargains
By Rob Spedding on 02/06/2005 16:27:23
Qualitative analysis... from the economical running gear to the expensive, we've investigated what you get for your money
exceptionally practical. The foot is 70 per cent wool, and while that may seem old-fashioned, it's very sensible for a fell running sock. Wool will keep your feet warm in chilly conditions, but better still, should you splash through icy puddles, the trapped
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Top 10 Shorter European Races
By Rob Spedding on 08/07/2002 18:54:34
Bring a little continental culture to your weekend racing experience
the whole race weekend. But if you don’t overdo it, fast times are possible. This year’s Ballycotton 10 should have taken place on March 11, but like so many other events in the UK and Eire it was postponed because of the foot and mouth outbreak. Contact
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Pearls Of Wisdom
By Rob Spedding on 23/09/2004 18:25:00
20 experienced runners, 20 things they wished they'd known before they started...
. Everything became easier when I started running with other people in my office. I was running more regularly, I made progress more quickly because I was training with people who were better than me and it was more fun. Rob SpeddingYears Running 7Fast running
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Shirt Tales
By Rob Spedding on 07/11/2005 08:04:36
Sweaty and stale, worn and threadbare, or ironed and framed: race T-shirts of all shapes and sizes tell the stories of our running lives
marathon your recovery period can be up to a month.Rob SpeddingTHE SHIRT Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race, 2004Finishing this event gave me one of the biggest buzzes I've ever received from running. Sure, the Himalayan 100 is a fantastic event – magnificent
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