.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

the ground for a racing shoe, and the midfoot plate doesn’t actually stop the shoe twisting very much.The Wave Phantom is lighter than the original, making it only 17g heavier than Mizuno’s new £50 Wave Goodbye – so which should you choose? If you want

, 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

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

to seek out if other shoes cause you a problem with fit: Brooks’s new BP1 last is roomy in the forefoot and cradles the foot beautifully. In short If you have no biomechanical problems and you tried the Glycerin, the chances are that you’d like it. It

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