shoe is to visit a specialist running shop and get fitted. But to help point you in the right direction, we've combined test results from our new shoe lab in the US with personal reviews from wear-testers, including members of Dulwich Runners, West 4

been fired up and we thrashed these shoes to within an inch of their lives to see how they respond to the pounding you lot are likely to give them out on the road. Runner's World is the only publication in the world that tests shoes this way.Every shoe

downhill respites. As you legs cope with near constant climbing on the route you'll pass through a handful of small Scottish villages including Auchendinny, Firth Mains and Rosslynlea. This bargain race could be the perfect endurance test before your spring

The ‘Get You Round’ schedule A beginner’s programme, mixing some walking with running, over 4-5 days a week.The idea here is to get you fit enough to make it round the course, regardless of speed, so there’ll be very little fast work. You need to build up endurance and the schedu...

calories each, so nearly all require you to drink water in order to create a digestible solution in your stomach.This test compares gels on the run, and you’ll find usage tips in ‘Refuelling rules’. Meanwhile, because most gels are pretty sweet, sticky

In the mid-1970s, Runner's World Medical Editor George Sheehan, M.D., confirmed that he was hardly the only runner beset by injuries: a poll of the magazine's readers revealed that 60 per cent reported chronic problems. To describe himself and the rest of us, he quotes author Ral...

Ask your friends, runners included, about their day-to-day problems, and many will say that they feel tired too much of the time. That they’d like to have more energy.No surprise there, then. With information overload, economic concerns and the generally accelerating pace of life...

runners - it can be the perfect beginner's distance or a testing time trial. Whether you're a beginner aiming to get round or a regular runner, we've got schedules that'll see you to 5K in 6 - 12 weeks. Find a 5K schedule10K The UK's most popular race

little easier, we have included a rundown of the information you need to know when choosing an energy bar, and the results of our test of 17 of the bars currently available.Bar ExaminationsWhen you’re running for long periods, you need to supplement your

Sports timepieces have come a long way since the digital stopwatches of the early 1980s. Top-of-the-range speed and distance models are not within everybody's price range, so what are the features you should look for in a mid-range version?Chronograph and interval timer You shoul...