There’s no single 'best shoe' – everyone has different needs. All sorts of things - your biomechanics, your weight, the surfaces you run on, and obviously, the shape of your feet - mean that one person's ideal shoe can be terrible

protective shoe, and while it’s not a fast mud scrambler, it’s certainly an improvement.Visibly, the most obvious improvement is the outsole. It now has deeper, multi-directional lugs. These are set in different directions to – theoretically – offer improved

Weight 341gEvaluation The previous Adrenaline GTS was one of the best shoes in the highly competitive stability market. That hasn’t stopped Brooks making some substantial changes. The good news is they’ve improved an already excellent shoe

shoe.In short New Balance has always been the big-runners’ brand. Its two best ultra-supportive models are the 587 and now, the 1122. Which one is for you? Both shoes are built on the same last, but with its improvements the 1122’s cushioning

Weight 351gEvaluation In the past, New Balance's 1200 range of shoes has been aimed squarely at the big-guy market. With the 1221, though, New Balance has delivered a shoe with lots of cushioning, bags of stability, and durability that will appeal

this. Mizuno has taken a great shoe and improved its fit, feel and forefoot cushioning. If you’re one of those runners who liked the Rider but wanted better cushioning, this new version was made for you.Try it on if you liked Mizuno Wave Rider 5 (£70

, but the alterations seem to yield a slight improvement in ride. The main change is made to the shoe's composite Wave. It's still rubber on the lateral (out) side and plastic on the medial (in) side, but now the Wave extends further into the medial forefoot. This makes

A new name, but barely any change to this quick, comfortable 326g performance trainer. (A review of the previous verion is below.) Fortunately the smooth ride from the low-profile midsole didn’t need to be improved; all you might notice

mesh upper of the sort that’s becoming Mizuno’s signature, plus improved rearfoot stability, and a smoother, more responsive ride.Two things have improved the Conviction’s stability: the foot sits lower in the shoe, and the Conviction now uses a similar

has only made simple improvements for the Addiction’s fifth incarnation.The main change is the use of a higher quality midsole foam (Substance 257), which now runs the whole length of the shoe, rather than in just the rearfoot. This is combined