's deliberations were announced in New York on November 1, the night before the New York City Marathon. And the winners are... International Editor's Choice: Asics Gel Kayano 14 The overall Editor's Choice award is given to a shoe introduced

is reinforced with more durable material and moulded plastic that holds the foot in place. Here's how all the individual pieces of the upper determine how your running shoes feel on your feet.1. Laces Used to pull the upper around the arch. If you can feel your

– if you're going to be running through deep water then a fully waterproof shoe isn't your best bet. "Shoes utilising Gore-Tex XCR are best suited to use in damp conditions – running through wet grass, or splashing through puddles," says Ian Barnes, the UK

's Choice) £85CUSHIONING Asics Gel Nimbus 10£100CUSHIONINGAsics Gel Stratus 2£70CUSHIONINGAsics Gel Evolution 4£90MOTION CONTROLAsics Gel Foundation 8£75MOTION CONTROLBrooksBrooks Axiom 3£75STABILITYBrooks Switch£70STABILITYBrooks Trance 8£110STABILITYBrooks

If there's one bit of running kit that really matters, it's those bits of moulded polyeurethane on your feet. So this week we've picked out three niggling shoe queries from the Gear forum. Lend us your thoughts...Q1: The washing machine conundrum

NEUTRAL CUSHIONED New Balance 1225 £110 STABILITY Newton Newton Gravitas * £130 NEUTRAL CUSHIONED Newton Motion * £130 STABILITY Newton Distancia * £120 PERFORMANCE Nike Nike Air Span+ 6 * £56

. In the same way, "only use your running shoes for running – this is what they were designed for," says Exley. Other sports can ruin your running shoes – for example, cycle clips can damage the soft uppers of running shoes. But Route 1 to wrecking

-neutral runners? The North Face: Arnuva 50 Boa, £90Weight 355g A versatile shoe, the Arnuva 50 Boa can be used to run on trails, muddy dirt paths and even road. Snug and responsive, its weight belies the fact that it packs a lot of technology. A dual-density EVA

for someone with average control problems, but with a tendency to crush shoes.Contact 0800 056 1640; www.nike.comPuma Complete Peerless – £65Weight 362g Motion controlled by Plastic medial post, fabric wrap, straight last, midfoot shank, external plastic heel

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