Dumfries New Millennium Marathon, Dumfries & Galloway: Sunday, March 25WHY RUN IT?This is a special one-off marathon (though it was run as part of the towns millennial celebrations in 1986) over a mildly undulating course, mostly out in the country
The X-A Pro GTX is a Gore-Tex version of the X-A Pro, which was launched in the spring. The posted midsole is quite firm with a rigid forefoot. In fact, the whole shoe feels quite stiff compared with the off-road models from the big manufacturers
more performance oriented by dint of its lighter, more breathable upper and marginally more aggressive outsole. While the Terroc feels like a trail trainer, the Flyroc seems more suited to longer off-road racing and better equipped to deal
not veer off-road and explore the trails.Buy them now from the Runner's World store.
and hard to preview some of the best off-road races in the UK, and this month we've pulled two real crackers. Starting with a long road section, the Easy Runner Sodbury Slog is anything but easy and it takes in some of Bristol’s most demanding terrain
Closing Soon Closing soon: Bronte Way 8 Bronte Way 8 (Keighley, October 8) Don't be put off by the fact that the Bronte Way 8 is classified as a fell race - the off-road course is entirely runnable.Discovery 10K (Essex, October 14) More than 500
MOTION CONTROL Gel MC+PERFORMANCE TRAINING Gel DS TrainerOFF-ROAD Gel Trabuco
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; the variety of road, heath and sea wallMay 3Three Forts Marathon, West Sussex 90% (see more) Tough courses with more than 3,000ft of climbing; running off-road and finding your own way round (there are no marshals); small fields - there were only 200 runners
s at its best off-road. Like many lugged outsoles, the deeper version of Nikes waffle outsole can slip on wet pavement, but it grips splendidly in mud. The midsole has also been firmed up slightly for the trails, where you dont need as much cushioning