.Contact www.nike.comNike Triax Swift – £80Simple and intuitive to use, the Triax Swift is perfect for marathons thanks to its 27-lap memory – a split for every mile – and the last 0.2. The Swift also has three countdown timers, which could be useful if you

screen, and you can choose which is shown largest. Both models also feature large, easy to hit buttons on the watch face that operate the stopwatch. With 30- and 50-lap memories, both models will hold your marathon (and mega speed session) splits

to go this year, you can reckon on us telling you about 80 of the latest models before we start again in 2005. That's a huge number of shoes to choose from – and it doesn't even include the 70-plus models we reviewed in 2003, or the dozens of other long

between the sheets really could help. "If you're aiming for a five-hour marathon, but arrive at the first mile and find yourself going too fast, you know what to do – slow down, find the right rhythm and get yourself back on track," says Dr Petra Boynton