aims to encourage athletes to land on their forefoot, creating a falling-forward style, which helps reduce braking forces and speeds you up. By contrast, landing on your heels (how most people run) encourages a leaning-back and over-striding style

and comfort Is the shoe snug, tight or loose? How does it feel around the heel, toes and across the top of the toe box? Grip Does it do what it is supposed to? Is it a 'multi-tasker' or suitable only for one sort of terrain? Price Value for money Weight

on the inflamed nerve. The first treatment option is a steroidal anti-inflammatory injection but more stubborn cases may require simple surgery.Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs If you feel pain under your foot, your plantar fascia – a long band of tissue

road shoe, and feels like one too. This new edition is lighter, with a new ForMotion unit in the heel to help prevent overpronation and improve heel-to-toe transition. NoSeam bonding in the upper helps to prevent blistering. It coped well with hard

TendonitisWhat it is Tenderness in your lower calf near your heel that usually strikes when you push off your toes.Who's at risk? Men with a BMI of 25 or higher (a man who is 5'10"and weighs 12.5 stone [80kg], for example) who run a nine-minute-per-mile pace

, but do it slowlyI used to be a heel striker but changed to running on my forefoot, and I swear blind it makes me quicker. During the switchover I had sore calf muscles, but once I got used it I was fine. The trick is to take the change over very gradually

prevent and treat all minor TA problems. Prevention should include: 1 A Sorbothane-type heel raise, lessening the strain on the tendon and softening the landing forces; 2 Ensuring that the heel tabs on your shoes don’t press on your TA when your toes

're also fun to wear.Adidas Calibrate – £75Weight 377g Motion controlled by A full-length, second density medial post, a polyurethane (PU) insert in the heel, broad last, large plastic midfoot shank.The first version of the Calibrate was an ‘old school

’ll slip through the water with less effort. With a friend, take it in turns to swim behind each other and get a feel for staying on the heels of someone in front. Mass appealThe mass start at the beginning of a triathlon can be quite intimidating, but you

're pressing in with the heel of your hand and rubbing towards your heart.Find your trigger pointsFirmly press your elbow into your thigh and run it along your quad muscles, paying attention to sensitive spots, which Poley calls trigger points. When you find