.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

before. Running 26.2 miles places high demands on the body and you’re likely to end up with depleted fuel stores, accumulated fluid in the muscles, dehydration and perhaps some damaged muscle tissue. So, not surprisingly, you will be susceptible to injury

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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

, after a 10-minute warm-up jog.Ease into each stretch: don’t bounce or force it.Before speedwork, hold each stretch for 10-15 seconds. After a run, hold each stretch for 30 seconds; repeat once or twice on each leg

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

Weight 222gEvaluation This shoe couldn’t be more aptly named – it’s 40g lighter than an average cross-country spike, and little over the weight of a good 10K road racing shoe. If you want to feel as though you’re floating on air in a moderate