.Problem: Wide forefoot.Solution: Over the width of your foot just feed the laces up each side of the shoe, again using the criss-cross technique at the top.For a wide forefootFor a narrow footProblem: Narrow foot.Solution: Using the loop-lacing lock halfway up

from runner to runner. A seasoned marathon runner – or someone whose training plan included a high mileage base – can expect to bounce back quicker than a marathon novice for example.What you can do though, is make sure you know exactly what your body

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runner who is biomechanically efficient and therefore doesn’t need a motion control shoe.Best last: Semi-curvedBest shoes: Stability shoes with moderate control featuresThe Flat FootThis has a low arch and leaves a print which looks like the whole sole

important since 80 per cent of runners strike the ground on the outside of the heel, with the foot twisted slightly outward. If the heel counter doesn't do its job, this angled footstrike can cause the foot to move and compromise the shoe's support

finally been augmented with Mizuno’s rippled plastic cushioning plate. The plate extends around the sides of the midfoot to add stability, but this is certainly not a model for anyone with biomechanical problems. The foot sits relatively high off

, the three Adidas stripes around the sides of the foot have been toughened and bonded into a tough plastic section of the lacing system, to help hold the foot in place.It’s not a shoe for stability-oriented runners, as there is no added medial support, but it

Weight 414gEvaluation Asics has been trying to make the motion-control more natural on some of its shoes over the last couple of years by slowing and guiding the foot, rather than just restricting it with firm medial posts. Now it’s the turn

Davos which it replaces. It’s certainly light enough to appeal to even the sternest traditionalists, and its wafer-thin midsole means that it’s sure-footed and highly responsive. The fit is promising, too – the three broad Adidas stripes loop

Weight 340gEvaluation The Gel Escape is a gem of a trail shoe. It hits the spot by feeling light yet protective, cushioned yet responsive, stable yet unrestrictive. It’s the sort of shoe your foot sits in, not on. You are cocooned in a snug upper