with Brooks’s rearfoot Hydroflow ST cushioning unit and a larger, denser medial post, and improves the feel at the forefoot. (Substance 257 is a more resilient EVA.)The rest of the shoe remains largely unchanged. Built on the same ultra-supportive straight

, and at an excellent price. It’s a combination of off-road protection and minimalism in the one shoe, with a beautiful wide fit, soft ride and low profile stability. It’s the kind of shoe that would be equally comfortable in an off-road ultra or for short runs

Weight 388gEvaluation Look at the Dyad from the bottom, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was another of the broad-based, ultra-stable, well-cushioned trainers that Brooks is renowned for. Of course, you’d still be partly right. The Dyad does

to a full-length Zoom Air pad encased within the midsole. The initial feedback from our weartesters has been extremely positive, and they especially liked the glove-like fit and its stable, ultra-responsive ride.In short It’s taken a while but Nike has

for adventure racers and ultra-runners.It's weatherproof because… a Gore-Tex XCR stretch "bootie" provides a snug, waterproof fit – even heavy rain and reasonably deep puddles can't penetrate. If you run through a deep stream, though, you'll have to take

than an ultra-light weight racer. It's a surprisingly plush shoe with a soft ride and good levels of stability due to a broad base of support – especially in the forefoot – and a stiff plastic midfoot shank. As it's built on a wide last, the upper

Complete Tenos (stability) £70 Complete Phasis (cushioned) £65 Complete Prevail (performance) £60 ReebokPremier Ultra (cushioned) £75 Premier Cushion (cushioned) £55 SauconyGRID Triumph (cushioned) £80

the Devon ultra look flat and continued to be horrid. 20K of dunes and the rest on very uneven ground. I got in just before 10:30pm, immediately threw up and had to spend 40 minutes in the medical tent.This is by far the hardest thing I have ever done. My

ultra-­endurance and 24-hour mountain bike champion Chris Eatough (chriseatough.com), who trains riders to tackle long off-road rides. Eatough recommends doing three sets each of the following moves two or three times a week. Use the first set of 10

completing her first triathlon, the Michelob Ultra London Triathlon, Wilson easily broke three hours in the Flora London Marathon.For runners used to putting one foot in front of the other, going multisport can be intimidating. Swimming and cycling require