.For its weight and the amount of underfoot protection it offers, the Trabuco is like an old-style trail shoe, or an adventure-racing shoe. Currently, two of its most comparable alternatives are the New Balance 804 (£60) or the North Face Ultra 100 (£80

racer/trainers, and then a short-lived 180g racing shoe.Adidas came up with the outrageously-light mesh-soled 131g Mangostin in summer, and now Nike has produced something in between. Still crazy-light by any normal runner’s standards, the Air Streak

Weight 287gEvaluation This is a good season for New Balance shoes that appeal to lighter, faster runners. The 770 is a stability-enhanced version of the £50 730, which received high praise from our weartesters. Normal-weight runners used the 730

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

. This shoe is so light on the foot it feels like a racing shoe, and yet it holds its own through different terrains – including a field of unnervingly sharp thistles – without letting the runner down. The ABZORB technology in the heel and forefoot gives

landmark near your area so that you can find it if your own marker gets moved.  5. Set everything out neatly. Remove whatever you don't need. 6. Try to keep your bike shoes out of the way of your bike, for ease of access. 7. Put your helmet on your handle

Discovering that you needed a motion control shoe was once like finding out that you had to wear braces on your teeth. In the long run, they would be good for you, but unlike, say, racing flats, they weren't exciting or fun to wear. They were a

Weight 164gEvaluation Nike says this is ‘great for all road-race distances up to the marathon for efficient runners’. At 164g, we’d probably change that to ‘up to 5K’ for all but elite runners. It actually has reasonably perky cushioning (though we

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

as quickly. A waterproof shoe, they argue, will simply keep any water that seeps, or floods, in to the shoe in the shoe and you'll contract trench foot and be forced to amputate your toes halfway through whatever adventure race you happen to be running