We've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Weight 304gEvaluation The Salomon XA Series is a racing flat for the trail market. Instead of a heavy, element-protected upper, you get a lightweight, highly-breathable, sock-like affair

Weight 250gEvaluation With the Wave Precision Mizuno already has one of the best performance trainers on the market. The lighter Aero fits nicely in between that and the firm's racing shoes. Despite its weight, the Aero still offers sufficient

AdidasAdistar Competition (racing) £80 Climacool Rotterdam (performance) £65 Response Competition (racing) £55 AsicsGel Empire (stability) £95 Gel Evolution (motion control) £90 Gel Nimbus (cushioned) £90 Gel Cumulus (cushioned) £65 Gel Flash DS

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AdidasAdidas Adistar Cushion (cushioning) £80Adidas Revenge (stability) £75 Adidas Rotterdam Climacool (performance) £60 Adidas Adios Litestrike (performance) £55 Adidas Supernova Competition (racing) £65 AsicsAsics Kayano (stability) £110 Asics Gel

Weight 222gEvaluation This shoe couldn’t be more aptly named – it’s 40g lighter than an average cross-country spike, and little over the weight of a good 10K road racing shoe. If you want to feel as though you’re floating on air in a moderate

and permanent sub-seven-minute milers could use them day-in, day-out, but they are shoes that efficient runners can use regularly for faster sessions, and that other runners who are too heavy or unstable for full-on racing shoes can use for races. For non

marathon shoe. It provides more cushioning and more support than thinner, low-profile speedsters. In fact, the feel of the shoe is more akin to a performance trainer than a racing shoe. So much so that one of our lighter, faster weartesters was quite happy

Weight 205gEvaluation Remember the Wave Ekiden from last spring? That was Mizuno’s audaciously light racing shoe, which squeezed Wave-plate technology into a mere 179g. Maybe its weight scared people off, because the Wave Spacer is its slightly more

pace. But if you get that far, you’ll discover that the 1001 is a practical option for runners who want more protection than excitement from their racing shoes. With a thick forefoot and the N-ergy cartridge in the rearfoot, it’s best suited to heavier