The Nike+ receiver fits into the bottom of a standard iPod NanoNike – along with Apple - have just put on a sprint in the race to make the sexiest running gadget yet. The ‘Nike+’ kit turns Apple’s sleek iPod Nano MP3 player into a speed and distance

A round-up of the best performance shoes on the market to help leave your rivals trailing... Asics Gel DS Trainer XIII, £85 Weight 286gDS Trainers have long been heralded as an ideal racing shoe for stability-shoe wearers, or an everyday trainer

the waist pockets keep it comfortable, though it's a little loose for smaller runners. It has a bladder compartment and lots of pockets, and the taped main zip should help keep your kit dry. Contact www.salomonrunning.com

-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

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

for runners who don’t want to wear waterproof shoes but don’t want wet feet. They look wide and bulky but have a snug, easy fit. Despite the light weight the outsole is aggressive and durable, providing protection from rough ground. The only downsides were

information to be useful for runners who simply fancy giving heart-rate monitoring a go. It has a simple stopwatch – start, stop and no lap function – but you can keep a check on your current heart rate, your maximum and your average

Set aside a running wardrobe Or, if you're squeezed for space, a drawer or shelf. Use it strictly for your running kit. Organise it however you like. The point is, every run or trip to the gym won't turn into a house-wide scavenger hunt as you

them to run from Greenwich to The Mall. The race has helped to make London the world capital of marathon running as well as creating a charity fund-raising vehicle that is now the nation’s most successful single event. Last year alone runners

Ultimate Direction Speedemon 2300 – £89.99A pack for the runner with a long commute who needs to take lots of gear to work. The Speedemon has a 35-litre capacity – so you could conceivably pack a shock-proof laptop – and also comes with a three