can save even more when entering our sister race, the 2011 Women’s 10K

.Britain's Mara Yamauchi finished a creditable ninth in the women's marathon this morning with a time of 2:32.55. The Oxford-born athlete, who now resides in Tokyo, actually led the race at 30km, but she was cut adrift from the leading pack of eight in the closing

woman’s issue. Sure, osteoporosis is a bigger concern for women, but both male and female bones lose calcium as they age.As a fitness enthusiast, you should be especially concerned about your bones. Any weight-bearing, repetitive exercise can strengthen

tested it, the added bulk wasn’t a problem, but the women felt it was too weighty. If you want a very lightweight (though less durable) motion control option from Adidas, try the Cairo.In short The Calibrate is sleek and durable with good motion

the 2069 a shoe for overpronators (they’d need Avia’s 2079, at £70).Wear-testers reported a flexible ride with a particularly smooth heel-to-toe transition. Women runners in particular seem to be drawn to the Avia brand, and should find the 2069

midsole, chunky midfoot support and famous triangle-lugged outsole. It’s also still builton the Jazz last that has won Saucony so many loyal buyers, especially among women. That is, it’s narrow in the heel and broad in the forefoot.So what’s changed? Just

under the laces, and the fact that the upper lets water out easily. The upper is nicely sculpted, especially around the midfoot, though two of our women weartesters noted that the shoe slipped on their (narrower) heels up hills. More significantly, more

The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.The Victory 5 wasn’t held in 2000 due to roadworks, but made a

. The outsole in the forefoot is thicker, which aids cushioning. And you can now buy the Cumulus in three widths for men and women. In short Asics didn’t need to do a great deal to the Cumulus, so it didn’t. That means version five is still one of the nicest

obvious is to the fit of the shoe. Previous versions have won fans – particularly among women – thanks to a narrow heel and a wide forefoot. The new Shadow still has the snug rearfoot, but the forefoot also has a closer-fitting feel. The Shadow has proven