Weight 412gEvaluation Asics has trimmed its off-road range down to two shoes: one light and basic (the £40, 314g Gel Canyon), and the other this ultra-protective trail crusher.The Trabuco is certainly nothing like its 324g predecessor, except

This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Weight 380gEvaluation This is one of the most refreshing shoes of the autumn; exactly what an off-road shoe should be. It is simple

between Asics’s Gel Lyte DS and Asics DS Trainer in terms of its protection – or stability. That’s not a problem for the lighter, faster, more efficient off-road runners it’s designed for, though you wouldn’t want to run far over stones in them. You also

  Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SunWeek 1 5M easy, off-road 7M steady with a few strides 6M easy Run to a hill, then 10 x 30 secs uphill, jog down Rest or 5M easy 6-7M steady, off road 9-11M slow, no pressureWeek 2 5M easy Warm up, then 3-4M at a brisk

in this sector.In short The Road Lite is the best of the two new Reeboks and is well worth a test run. It’s quick and responsive, while at the same time stable and protective. A great combination, and if Reebok can just shave off a few grams, it’ll be one

This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Weight 368gEvaluation When shoe companies originally decided that off-road models had to be built like tanks, New Balance was one of the prime

Weight 372gEvaluation Asics is one of those firms that makes trail shoes that are very similar to its road models. The original Eagle Trail was more an off-road version of the Gel Nimbus than an out-and-out trail shoe. The new Eagle Trail is still a

ADIDASPO Box 39, The Adidas Centre, Pepper Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 5SD; 0161-419 2500; www.adidas.com/uk2005 MODELSSTABILITYSupernova Control Revenge CUSHIONEDAdistar Cushion MOTION CONTROLAdistar Control PERFORMANCERotterdam

we did notice that it was warmer. But unlike the winter version of Nike's Air Pegasus, the 1080 H20 doesn't have an off-road outsole - it's just the same as the road version.Try it on if you liked Asics Gel 1070 (£65); Nike Air Span Triax (£65

triathlete. He has been involved in sport since school. He began with track running but moved on to bikes and now races on the XTERRA off-road triathlon circuit in Europe. In 2008 he qualified for the XTERRA World Championships. He did his first triathlon