You probably won’t be in the starting blocks alongside Usain Bolt when billions of people watch him attempt to smash his own record, but thanks to Puma’s new Faas 800 trainer, you can take advantage of the technology that makes the world’s fastest

With Usain Bolt looking to smash his own 100m world record the year 2012 truly is the Year of Speed. Now Puma is giving you the chance to get Faas and furious.Puma is giving you the chance to prove your pace in the Bolt Speed Test. At venues around

's unlikely you'll need a watch that does much more than tell you when it's time to go home.Most of us, however, want more. At the very least a simple stopwatch that records how long you've been running; probably a lap counter to record your pace per mile

Nike has promised its new Nike+ SportWatch GPS will be a "game changer". Runner's World couldn't turn down the opportunity to take the watch for a test run to see whether it lived up to the hype. We know it looks good, but does its functionality

When Runner's World readers were asked to list their essential kit last year, heart-rate monitors came out on top. Unfortunately for the female runner, using a heart-rate monitor is usually an uncomfortable experience, requiring 10 minutes before

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-spaced buttons that are easy to press on the run. There were five preset programmes, plus you could record two of your own, set calories or distance goals, or run a 5K time trial. It seemed huge even when folded (it was very easy to fold) and the console was a

, and questions relating to features other than the recording of distance and speed are not covered.1 How does it work?It’s quite complicated! To start with something that’s a bit easier, imagine you want to locate your position in a room, accurately. You could

, countdown timer, Hi/Lo Target Zone with audible and visual alarm.Reader Review The GT5 is heart-rate monitor with all the typical functions; basic stopwatch, training zones, interval training and the ability to record workouts and then upload them to a PC

If you want to know exactly how far, and fast, you've run, then a speed-and-distance monitoring (SDM) watch is an essential piece of kit. Timex, Garmin and Navman produce SDMs that use satellites to trace your steps. They're pretty good, but if you