Weight 342gEvaluation If you only have £50 to spend on a running shoe, then the Nova Runner should feature on your list. With a good-looking and durable upper, Adiprene cushioning insert in the rearfoot and a substantial plastic shank extending up

Weight 319gEvaluation Asics is a past master at producing sturdy, no-frills budget trail shoes. Models such as the Gel Guts and Trespass were perfect for runners who did a bit of trail running, but didn't want to spend a fortune. The Trail Attack

trail shoe. But you can’t leave the spikes in for hard surfaces, which means that it’s no good for runs which combine the two. Still, if you can divide your off-road runs into those that need a normal trail shoe (ie the Extrano with its spikes removed

runners will simply find it a perky, effortless shoe for all but perhaps the longest training runs. One weartester who runs in the Asics 2000 series and the Saucony GRID Omni wrote, “Even if I weren’t testing the Maverick, I would still reach for them

Weight 287gEvaluation If you like quick, no-frills shoes, the Preside is well worth a test run. Often our testers need a little bullying to do their mileage in cheap shoes. The Preside was an exception. When twinned with the right kind of light

Weight 340gEvaluation Salomon has done a good job of making the Flagstaff its most runnable shoe yet. Even pure trail-running shoes aren’t normally this light, and yet it’s more protective than nearly all of them. That’s good and bad. Good because

Weight 370gEvaluation While a number of firms are producing fast, grippy shoes that have obviously been designed as pure off-road shoes from the ground up, others still produce trail shoes that are closer to their road running models

Nothing more than an even lighter mesh upper for this gem of a lightweight shoe for efficient runners. (A review of the previous version is below). At 290g, it strikes a super balance between cushioning and responsiveness. It’s quick, well

Weight 292gEvaluation Cross-country spikes aside, if you want maximum speed and confidence when you’re running off-trail, you’ve got to have a fell shoe. They have brutally deep outsole studs, minimalist uppers, a snug fit, and thin midsoles

use the word ‘cushioning’ guardedly), but the Japanese-targeted design is so narrow that many Western runners will feel as though they’re running on half a shoe. For the record, there’s a 4mm Zoom Air unit in the rearfoot, and wet-traction rubber