.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

Determining your foot type will ensure that you buy a shoe that broadly matches your biomechanical needs. It’s a simple step – your foot will fit into one of three general categories, and your wet footprint will reveal which one.The Normal Foot

with the basic knowledge you need to make the most of our RW Shoe Finder, the next step in your search. The Normal FootNormal feet have a normal-sized arch and will leave a wet footprint that has a flare, but shows the forefoot and heel connected by a

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

Weight 401gEvaluation There are so many good motion control shoes from the big brands that smaller running companies like Fila are reallyhaving to carve their own niche. The challenge is to make shoes that are different but still highly functional