with features, including compression straps to hold your kit firmly against your back, internal pockets for drinks bladders, comfortable shoulder, chest and waist straps to keep the bag stable on the move, and reflective piping to ensure you’re visible

While getting the kit together for a six-day Eco Challenge can be as tough as the race itself, one- and two-day races are perfect for the weekend warrior who dimly remembers owning a bike to go to school on. While international-level teams

that the top of the shoe is quite high (like a walking shoe), and it didn’t feel that flexible for such a light shoe.Great for Short races on wet, muddy groundContact www.berghaus.co.ukEcco Mudslinger, £80 Weight 466gThe Mudslinger is a heavy-duty shoe that

's also an unlimited stopwatch memory, and everything can be downloaded onto your PC.Best for If you're planning to do a serious adventure race, then it's well worth considering this fantastic piece of kit. But most runners will never need most of the X6's

A long-sleeved jacket could be the most expensive and under-utilised piece of kit in your running wardrobe. If it's fully waterproof, it doesn't breathe. If it really breathes, it isn't waterproof. Even if it does a good job of both, it's too warm

round this, that is available on many units, is to set a lap distance, for example 1K, and have the unit display your average pace over the lap.7 I ran a 10-mile race, but the GPS said I had run 10.4 miles. Why?There are two reasons for this:You didn

GETTY IMAGESIf you’re just getting started, don’t be befuddled by terms like wicking, pronation or GPS. Get everything you need - not what the shop assistant wants to sell you – with our guide to key kit essentials.If you’ve been running for a