hard forefoot and narrow fit. The Miler, developed with the mile world record holder, Hicham El Guerrouj, replaces both, and is a more successful attempt at a lighter, caged Zoom shoe.Like the Spiridon, there’s a big Zoom Air unit in the rearfoot which
There are two camps in the trail running world. The first believe that a waterproof trail shoe is as much use as a wire-wool thong. What you need, they say, is a shoe with wide open mesh that lets water in quickly, and then lets it out just
-in bottle holder.Contact www.scienceinsport.com; 01254 246 060Ironman Fuel Belt – £13.99Quite a few runners find one large drink bottle, even in a handy ‘holster’, extremely irritating to train or race with. A fuel belt like this one provides a decent
stretching off into the distance." (Dave Jelley on the French Trans'Aq). Outrageously flat courses, Himalayan courses, courses down mineshafts... they're all here. We've divided your reports into three pages:European RacesNorth American RacesRest-of-World
with RW members: expect a good forum turnout for this flat out-and-back course.City of Norwich Half-Marathon (Norfolk, June 11) Last year more than 1000 runners provided the biggest-ever turnout for this rural race.National Highlights...Harvel 5 (Kent
This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Mizuno’s key stability shoe isn’t in the premier league of its Wave Rider, Wave Precision and racing shoes, but it’s a nicely protective
as if its an ounce lighter than it is. That makes it feel as though its right near the high-performance 300g mark even though it has a midsole thats substantial and supportive enough for everyday use by lighter runners.Its a world away from the old
completed her first ever race – a hilly, off-road 5K – and joined a local running club, we’d have to disagree. "I had no idea running was so popular," Karen admits, "I started exercising to lose weight and first visited the Runner’s World site for nutrition
You have to pity race organisers. They go to great pains to have someone ride round their course measuring it with a Jones-Oerth counter, then 200 runners turn up wearing wrist-mounted GPS computers and claim the route is 300 metres too long. Speed
heart after all?Snowdonia Marathon (Gwynedd, October 30) Rated as one of the UK's toughest races by Runner's World's editors, and one of the most spectacularly scenic by our website members, a race preview of the Snowdonia Marathon was well deserved