you have extra grip for wet or icy roads, it's a good idea to invest in trail shoes and save your trainers for drier conditions. "I do a lot of muddy off-road running in the winter, so I switch to trail shoes rather than regular trainers as they have a

's no surprise that the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise reports that harder running surfaces are more often associated with injuries. But not all off-road surfaces have the same benefits. "Different surfaces influence how much energy is lost

for runners with medium arches.We say The Ped is built on Brook’s Universal Platform, which seamlessly connects the foot in motion to the shoe in motion, staying in place to help prevent blisters. From tester feedback it’s hard to disagree, with the sock

scenic course, littered with rolling hills.Wimbledon Premier 10K (London, March 26) Held twice a year, in spring and autumn, this town-centre 10K is a great excuse to lace up your running shoes. Run on parkland and roads, it races through Wimbledon

)Hadleigh 10 (Suffolk, November 25)Sospan Multi-Terrain 10 (Carmarthenshire, November 25)The OareDeal 10 (Wiltshire, November 25)Bicton Blister 11 (Devon, November 25) Line up at the start of this upcoming multi-terrain number in your shiny new racing shoes

athletes or simply running to stay fit. You feel stale and discouraged. The alarm clock chirps at 6 am, but you know you’re not going to pull your body out of bed. You come home from work shattered, and you know that you aren’t going to lace up your shoes

through their paces. On the one-lap course you'll scale hills, dive into a ravine and wriggle under camouflage netting, all while dodging rocks and muddy puddles.Trail shoes might be a good idea, and you'll need suitable kit – the GRIM 8 is not the place

for another pair and you run mainly off-road, buy trail shoes, which have a gusseted tongue (meaning the seams are sealed to eliminate any gaps).  This keeps pebbles and other trail debris out of the shoe.13. Watch Your Form...Running is a natural movement, so

into high mileage marathon training shouldn't be a problem if you're fit and healthy. If your 50-mile weeks comprised mainly road running, it may be better to concentrate on off-road runs, with perhaps a cross-country race planned in over the next four

should tell you all you need to know about the Offa’s Orror 20K. Pack sturdy shoes and get ready for 1,600ft of near-vertical climbing packed into the middle part of this seriously hilly course. Join a spirited field of few hundred other hardy runners