.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

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

distinctly softer cushioning, pick the Wave Phantom. That makes it a better distance-racing shoe. The Wave Goodbye has a faster, more responsive feel, though, because it’s firmer and your foot sits lower to the ground in it.

, 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

into the lacing system and keep your midfoot and heel firmly in place within the shoe.Now time for an apology we’ve never used before: foot and mouth disease closures have meant we can’t tell you how the Lightfoot grips on the fells – and we’re well aware

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

, enhanced EVA, which partly explains the Glycerin’s weight increase over the Hyperion, which it replaces. The Substance 257 helps make the Glycerin a natural shoe for long training runs, as it absorbs shock and supports the foot well. It may also be a shoe

with an internal one-piece tongue/sock to really hold the foot snugly. Too snugly, for broad-footed runners, as the sock is not very stretchy and the whole upper has a fairly narrow fit. Still, if you have narrow feet, you’ll possibly find that the Incognito Plus

or severe overpronator, the Wasatch II’s curved shape rules the shoe out for you. However, because Montrail neutralises the shoe’s instability with a half-length medial post, it should be a good, sure-footed option for most other runners. There are more