– £60Weight 303gThe shoe Don't confuse the Climacool Rotterdam with Adidas's Rotterdam QS. They're completely different shoes – and not just because of the Climacool's airy upper and ventilated midsole. The QS has a single density midsole, while

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You might think that running very, very slowly to become much, much faster is right up there with eating more cake to lose weight. For the marathon runner Sue Gardener, though, slowing down has been the secret of her running success. Before she

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