runner who is biomechanically efficient and therefore doesnt need a motion control shoe.Best last: Semi-curvedBest shoes: Stability shoes with moderate control featuresThe Flat FootThis has a low arch and leaves a print which looks like the whole sole
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 222gEvaluation The Fastwitch CRM – Fast Witch? – is actually two racing shoes: the Speed and the Endurance. Saucony debuted CRM – or Custom Ride Management – in the Trigon. Basically, it means one shoe with a choice of midsoles. The Speed has
Weight 361gEvaluation You’re spoilt for choice if you’re after a decent trail shoe with an Asics label attached. There’s the good value Gel Guts, the top-of-the-range Eagle Trail 2 and the latest addition to the range, the Mesa Trail. The Mesa Trail
Grid Jazz GTO, thanks to a small thermoplastic insert in the midfoot, but this is still really a shoe for neutral runners.If you liked the softness of the previous Jazz, then youll find much to admire in the Jazz 8. The ride is soft without being too
, then it’s not a bad choice. Thanks to reasonably sized lugs, grip is decent enough on soggy earth, and the rearfoot lugs face the opposite way to those in the forefoot to add traction when descending. But, as with most shoes of this type, the thick, road
(performance) £55 SalomonXA Pro (off-road) £70 Saucony3D Grid Trigon (cushioned) £70 EDITOR'S CHOICE
Last year the Wave Mercury received quite a hefty update with the addition of carbon fibre to its double fan-shaped wave. That meant extra stability in this light, smooth and responsive shoe. All that Mizuno have done for 2004 is improve the upper
is that it now gives more choice to heavier, stability-oriented runners who want a plush, luxurious shoe.The head-to-head will be between the Asics Gel Kayano, with its firmer, more supportive cushioning, and the Air Kantara, with its deeper, softer ride. They
control shoes while still retaining plenty of support, making it a good choice for the stability-oriented, lighter runner. At 368g the fourth incarnation, the GRID Stabil MC is comparable in weight to some stability shoes, but as supportive as a
