but offer good value for money? Are there differences in footwear etc? I have a budget of around £80-£100. I intend to start running around 12-15 miles a week and it should all be on concrete/tarmac. All advice greatly appreciated. Kind Regards Scott You

). I also like Run and Become if you're going to be in the area.Iain I got a pair of Mizuno wave creation and they are tops (for me at least). Go to a running shop try some shoes on to see what you like,then see if you can pick them up any cheaper

. This transmits a signal on footstrike to a simple wrist band. Stores up to a week's runs that you can then upload to nikeplus.com and do all sorts of cool stuff - track your progress, set challenges, compete with others etc. Never used Nike+ before as I don

While waiting for confirmation of a place I just did my own thing training wise, for the last 6 weeks or so this is what I've been doing:Mon: sit on assTues: 6-7 milesWed: 7 milesThu: 6 miles, bit faster, try to break my 10k timeFri: sit on ass

by a good 1.5 to 2 mins. On the back on this approach my half-marathon time has improved from 1:45 to 1:33 and my marathon time from 3:46 to 3:36 in the space of 12 months.I only do faster training in the final 5 or so weeks leading up to a marathon

broke straight away. lol, I popped in there and picked up the overshoes, oversized as well, get the ones down for your size of shoes, bib trousers, winter shirt, thermals and 2 pairs of socks.Not bad for £30, seeing as I was looking for overshoes last

.Forgot to say - highlight for me yesterday was my W45 friend who I'd helped get her last few weeks marathon training sorted and helped get her head around the fact that she was better than what she'd done before, broke 4hrs for the first time. Her husband rang

in the great manchester and great north runs for this year i am a realist and have an ambition to run the lochness marathon next year but and it is a big but i am 43 years of age male and currently run on a treadmill 5 miles 3 times a week mon/wed/fri  my pb

of either a flat piece of wood or a modified horse saddle. Riders favoured the upholstered leather saddles over the wooden models; they straddled the seat, pushed off with their feet to move forward and never picked up much speed.By the 1860s, however

connecting to the GPS in a race, but I guess the HR situation would be the same - best to get it sorted away from the crowd then join in once it's picked up your signal. Heckenhocker...Can I ask where you got your 301? Off to the States in a couple of weeks