Weight 410gEvalauation The Shox TL is the shoe Nike boffins have been working towards for nearly two decades the shoe with a foamless midsole. Its the first Nike not to have any conventional midsole foam (or Nike Air), just 16 columns throughout rear- and forefoot, sandwiched ...
Weight 420gEvaluation Runners havent yet taken to Adidass A3 in huge numbers. Certainly, for a shoe that relied on a new rearfoot technology, we were a little surprised that our weartesters were more impressed by the forefoot feel. For 2003, Adidas has taken the A3 rearfoot and...
Weight 310gEvaluation We were big fans of the original Extol. It was a smooth riding, stable and good-value everyday shoe for neutral runners and mild overpronators The good news is that Puma has merely tweaked the shoe for its second incarnation. Stability still comes from a med...
Weight 296gEvaluation If you could see past the slightly odd looks of the previous Prevail – it was black and white with a dash of red – you would have found a smooth, brisk performance shoe for fast and efficient runners. The new version is more traditional in appearance, but st...
Weight 284gEvaluation The Wave Phantom is an excellent responsive lightweight racer. But its Wave-less predecessor was a great shoe, too a supportive, cushioned marathon racer. And, essentially, the Phantom Classic is that shoe with a new upper. What you get is a light mesh up...
Weight 362gEvaluation The Thielsen is from Nike’s ACG rather than its core running range and was designed with the trails around the firm’s Oregon HQ in mind. These trails are not unlike British off-road conditions, which is why this is a pretty agreeable trail shoe. The one-piec...
Weight 319gEvaluation To our mind, the Zoom Swift is a more successful rendering of Nike’s caged Zoom Air concept than the Zoom Spiridon. Rather than the Phylite midsole/outsole, Nike has married the cage to a more traditional midsole. This means the shoe is heavier than the Spir...
Weight 369gEvaluation The 760 series is one of the anchors of the New Balance range, and the company has continually tweaked this popular shoe to improve it over the years. Last year’s excellent 764 provided a good balance of cushioning and stability, making it a great all-rounde...
Weight 378gEvaluation Version eight of Saucony’s Shadow won’t disappoint many of the runners who’ve grown to love this enduring series. Its great strengths – durability, ride and fit – are all here, although there have been some tweaks. The most obvious is to the fit of the sho...
Weight 393gEvaluation With the introduction of the Premier Ultra, Reebok has added the one type of shoe lacking from its Premier range – a straight cushioning model. In the past, the company relied on its DMX air pocket system for cushioning. This was never better than average, a...
