As we wave goodbye to summer, now is the time to invest in your most important piece of gear: new running shoes. Our Autumn/Winter 2011 Shoe Guide includes a bumper crop of 24 new shoes, as well as reviews and technical information on each
compared with spring and summer cycling. With regard to dialling back the swimming in the winter, it’s more a case of refining the pool training and having a look at technique, as quality over quantity comes to the fore. What could you do to improve your
can find a place to pee anywhere, any time.3. You’ve had the same unopened packet of frozen peas in your freezer for the last two years.4. Your running shoes are the first thing you pack for your summer holiday. 5. When walking in a crowd, you make a
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 runners standards, the Air Streak
. This one could be just the ticket for a late summer holiday, as the race falls amid a week-long festival celebrating all that is Catalan music, a night market and a lace festival with bull fighting also scheduled for those inclined. The race itself
, or fast trainers for the lighter athlete. Like these shoes, the Lite offers cushioning at a relatively light weight. And it's a perfectly competent, fast training shoe. It has a similar weight and ride to last summer's £50 Fusion V, but a remodelled upper
Mizuno substantially upgraded the Wave Rider last summer and ended up with a fantastic shoe. Wisely, it has changed little on the Rider other than the upper materials. That said, by using a lighter, more breathable mesh, the Rider's fit now feels
reward for the hell of running a glorious traffic-free summer 10K in one of the most beautiful parks in England, with indulgent feasts in the grass afterwards.Sign up direct or download an entry form here*They'll do their best...
.Organised by the team behind the London Marathon, the Great City Race is a 5K that brings out the primal instinct in most of the 6,000 or so runners who attend this sellout annual summer event.Although it is an individual race, the USP here is the chance to compete
running shoe, it also more than holds its own. Super-flexible outer with deep cut groves to promote rapid roll through of the foot from heel-strike to toe-off; an extremely breathable upper, perfect for summer runs in the heat, no seams on the inside mean
