A round-up of the best performance shoes on the market to help leave your rivals trailing... Asics Gel DS Trainer XIII, £85 Weight 286gDS Trainers have long been heralded as an ideal racing shoe for stability-shoe wearers, or an everyday trainer

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Weight 278gEvaluation One constant in Puma's range has been the excellence of its performance training and racing shoes. Shoes like the Prevail have offered a great combination of cushioning, stability and responsiveness.The Complete Belus

Weight 250gEvaluation With the Wave Precision Mizuno already has one of the best performance trainers on the market. The lighter Aero fits nicely in between that and the firm's racing shoes. Despite its weight, the Aero still offers sufficient

. With the 900, which offers stability and cushioning in a lightweight package, New Balance appears to be taking on Asics's DS-Trainer. That's great news for any runner looking for a stable shoe for racing and training.With its big two-density medial post, it

Weight 276gEvaluation Nike introduced two performance shoes using its “caged” Zoom Air units – the Swift and the Spiridon last year. While the Swift was a pleasingly smooth and responsive shoe, the lighter Spiridon wasn’t quite so impressive, with a

's update of the DS – much of which remains here – others weren't so keen, but it's still a good choice if you're looking for a highly capable performance shoe. (A review of the previous shoe follows:)Weight 306gEvaluation Every year, Asics updates its

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(off-road) £60 New Balance752 (cushioned) £65 765 (stability) £65 780 (off-road) £50 880 (cushioned) £60 905 (off-road) £70 NikeAir Max Moto (stability) £75Air Spiridon (performance) £80 Air Zoom Swift (performance) £80 ReebokPremier FSM (stability) £80

AsicsGel 1090 (stability) £65 BEST BUYGT-2090 (stability) £75 BrooksAlta (off-road) £40 Trance NXS (stability) £100 BEST UPDATENew Balance832 (performance) £60 NikeAir Kantara (stability) £90Air Storm Current (cushioned) £90 Air Storm Moto