starting point for a heavyweight beginner.In short If you want cheap stability, the Canton Road has it in wads. Its weight means that it’s only a big-runner option, however.Try it if you liked Saucony GRID Stabil (£55); Reebok DMX6 MC (£75); Adidas Piedmont

Weight 286gEvaluation Reebok hasn’t been changing many of its shoes much lately – which is good news when it comes to models like the Fusion LW. The chances are that you recognise it: except for its colour, it’sidentical in many ways to the old 3D

at £50, the Fusion V is one of your best options. It’s best for runners with no severe weight or stability problems.Try it if you liked Reebok Electrolyte (£50); Reebok Areeba (£60); Nike Air Skylon (£60)

Weight 403gEvaluation The Supreme Control DMXi is Reebok’s best motion control shoe in years, and you won’t find anything more stable on the market. It uses a huge, solid plastic shank to reinforce a conventional second-density medial post

Weight 375gEvaluation Ryka is a name you won’t have heard of unless you’ve been shoe-shopping in the USA.It’s a brand that makes shoes exclusively for women, and its products have received consistently good reviews over the last few years. Why

Weight 288gEvaluation Its weight could place it in either category, but the performance-oriented Azura is more like a protective racing shoe than a lightweight trainer, because it sits low to the ground, with a fast, responsive feel and an emphasis

This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Weight 351gEvaluation The GRID Omni is one of the best-balanced shoes you can buy. It’s responsive, smooth and stable, and its first update

Weight 423gEvaluation As competent, big-runner workhorses go, the durable GRID Shadow is hard to beat. Don’t be put off by its weight – it’s actually very wearable, with a pleasing spring to its ride. Saucony manages this by combining a tough

Weight 366gEvaluation The new Stabil has lost some weight. That’s in order to better distinguish itself from Saucony’s other £75 motion control shoe, the heavier-duty GRID Hammer. While Saucony pitches the Stabil at moderate to severe overpronators

Weight 289gEvaluation Performance trainers often capture what’s best about running. The best ones make you feel fast and free, while providing far more cushioning and support than a racing shoe ever could. Many runners find them ideal for 10-mile