.The Renegade is a completely different beast to the Legend. In fact, it's a more similar beast to the, err, Beast. A hefty motion control shoe designed for heavy runners or those who need bags of stability, or both. Like the Legend, it uses a double Wave rather

it a little heavy and clumpy.Great for Long distance on difficult groundContact www.lafuma.com Montrail Continental Divide, £75 Weight 370gThis shoe is already popular with ultrarunners and is an easy shoe for road runners to get used to. It has a

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

Weight 194gEvaluation The Ekiden is the shoe that Paula Radcliffe wore when she won the Flora London Marathon. Unless you’re as fast and efficient as Paula, though, you will probably have to restrict the Ekiden to shorter races.Like the Streak

. On its release late last year, though, the Zoom Elite came in close to the top. Stable, cushioned, smooth and responsive, it's a smashing running shoe.The all-rounder for you if… You are almost anyone. Some of our lighter weartesters use the Zoom Elite

and responsive.Contact 01388 526 500; www.inov-8.comBest For The Not So Stable On Their FeetMizuno Wave Legend – £70Why it's the best Excessive overpronators – runners who require motion-control shoes – used to be lumbered with heavy and cumbersome shoes that did

cushioning, and the slimline design ensures a snug fit around the whole foot, but the T5 is not a shoe to train in on a day-to-day basis. As the name implies, it’s best left for race day, with Brooks recommending it for use on any distance up to a half

Weight 217gEvaluation Nike says that the Streak can be used for everyday training. But unless you’re a super-fast, lightweight, neutral runner, it’s probably better to reserve them for racing.As with most racing shoes, they’re not designed for heavy

Weight 325gEvaluation The Climacool Trail is a great shoe for running off-road on dusty tracks when the sun is beating down. It has just the right amount of grip, and the ventilated upper and midsole keep your feet nice and cool. It even weighs

There are two camps in the trail running world. The first believe that a waterproof trail shoe is as much use as a wire-wool thong. What you need, they say, is a shoe with wide open mesh that lets water in quickly, and then lets it out just