Justin Bowyer, 42, a writer from Oxfordshire‘Some shoes feel like they’re going to be fast as soon as you put them on – and these do. The uppers are comfortable, not too constricting and my foot moves really nicely in them. Great for everyday training and racing

uppers and a good range of movement around the ankle. I’ll use them as my main road-running and track shoe, and for racing 5Ks and 10Ks.’ The Mobium Elite is available to buy for £85 at sweatshop.co.uk and also at Sweatshop, Trump Street, London EC2V

You put a lot of effort into your training, nutrition and race-day goals – don’t sabotage it by neglecting your toenails. Keep an eye on them and take action if you spot something amiss. “Most toenail problems are easily avoided,” says podiatrist

Haile Gebrselassie break the world record in Berlin in 2008, then Patrick Makau followed suit in 2011 on the same course wearing the adiZero adios 2. Could the shoe see its third success on Sunday - a course record, maybe even a world record? Men's race

A cursory glance around Hugh Brasher’s office at the London Marathon HQ is enough to reassure you that his father’s legacy is in safe hands. A stack of medals from various races hang from a coat hanger in the corner of the room, telling you Hugh

. Sounds a bit like sesamoiditis  - which are small bones on the base of your big toe. Excessive loading can irritate the bones.  Do you train in different shoes to which you race? Is there enough support at the front of your shoes? Have you over stretched