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

Weight 378gEvaluation Version eight of Saucony’s Shadow won’t disappoint many of the runners who’ve grown to love this enduring series. Its great strengths – durability, ride and fit – are all here, although there have been some tweaks. The most

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The Edinburgh Marathon, a new entry at 22To help you choose which events to enter in 2004, we once again bring the RUNNER’S WORLD Top 100 UK Races of the Year. It’s based on the experiences of the RUNNER’S WORLD team, our UK-wide network

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Some runners are suspicious of tights. Not only do they show off your womanly curves (or manly bulges), but they are perceived to keep you a bit too warm, so that heat exhaustion becomes more of a threat than at the height of summer