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

no matter what run they're doing. Mild to moderate overpronators will find it a top multi-distance shoe, while heavier runners seeking a supportive shoe for shorter distances should also check it out.Contact 0800 056 1640; www.nike.comPuma Complete Heras

, the shoe is surprisingly light, with an extremely snug fit around the heel and a roomy, flexible forefoot. Stability is top class, and the feeling of cushioned comfort remained even when tested over distances up to 20 miles. The light upper mesh adds

Up mountains, through mud slicks and across rivers – trail running requires a shoe that’s fit for purpose. So we put eight of the best through their paces on the muddiest, rockiest, wettest, hardest ground we could find. TESTING CRITERIA Fit

to go this year, you can reckon on us telling you about 80 of the latest models before we start again in 2005. That's a huge number of shoes to choose from – and it doesn't even include the 70-plus models we reviewed in 2003, or the dozens of other long

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

analyse your running style. And if your current shoes aren’t causing you any problems, keep replacing them with the same model or its nearest equivalent.If you have feet bigger than 13.5 or smaller than 4.5, we don't recommend specific shoes here

There’s no single 'best shoe' – everyone has different needs. All sorts of things - your biomechanics, your weight, the surfaces you run on, and obviously, the shape of your feet - mean that one person's ideal shoe can be terrible

Star Solution, £95adidas Supernova Glide 2, £80AsicsAsics GEL Kinsei 3, £135BrooksBrooks Defyance 3, £80Brooks Glycerin 8, £95EtonicEtonic Praya 3 NC, £70Etonic Tayu 2, £70K-SwissK-Swiss Keahou II, £70MizunoMizuno Wave Creation 11, £105Mizuno Wave Rider 13, £80

Running shoes are designed to help protect our bodies from the impact force of each footfall. These forces are proportional to a runner's weight, so a 15-stone person, for example, produces 50 per cent more force with each running stride than