is generally considered to be the best choice of GPS for runners and its top-end Forerunner 305 shows why. An SDM with HRM, the 305’s many useful features include a virtual training partner and mapping function; you can also download RW’s marathon schedules

Standfirst: A repeatable 2-week build-up to a sub-80 10-mile race Author:Pics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords:-->Preparation phase (2-4 weeks)Increase your weekly mileage to 20-25M, based on 4-5 training runs per weekIntroduce one fartlek

sessions, you will enable your body to reap the benefit of the last few months of hard training. As you ease back over the final three weeks, you should start to feel sharper and less tired, and also healthier, stronger and less vulnerable to injury

and the ground.That allows air to gush through the shoe. It’s a pleasant feeling, but it didn’t completely win over our main weartester, even on a hot-weather training camp. The shoe was adequately cushioned, but the big plastic plate in the midsole didn’t make

training - or a racer for heavier runners - this shoe offers a reasonable start without breaking the bank. (Lighter runners could also consider the £50 New Balance 730, which is fun but more minimalist; runners with more to spend could try springier £60

to use the shoe for brisk training runs. It’s more protective, so it’s not the lightest racing shoe available, and although there is more material in the midsole it’s still a shoe best suited to neutral runners. The Phantom Classic is a smashing marathon

No looking back!Welcome to the Runner's World race-week index. Whether you've been training for this all year, or you've just entered tomorrow's race after a drunken bet last night, we're here to do you proud.Frankly, the final week is a time

:minutes:seconds): : : Please estimate my time for: kilometresmilesPredicted time (hours:minutes:seconds): : : The formula was originally devised by Pete Riegel, a research engineer and marathoner, and published in Runner's World, most recently by Owen Anderson in 1997

Gone are the days when runners would rate our efforts based on the colour of their cheeks after a run. Heart-rate monitors are now so easy to use, affordable and accurate that there's no excuse for skipping the science bit in your training. Most

, each followed by an easy jog back to the bottom of the hill. Getty ImagesRule 6: Make your long runs countMost runners training for a marathon believe that long runs of 18-20 miles prepare them to handle the full 26.2-mile distance. But these runs only